Himalayan mountain system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Himalayan_mountain_system

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	mountain range
gptkbp:age	about 50 million years
gptkbp:climate	tropical to alpine
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Mount_Everest gptkb:Annapurna gptkb:Dhaulagiri gptkb:Lhotse gptkb:Makalu gptkb:Manaslu gptkb:Nanga_Parbat gptkb:Shishapangma gptkb:Kangchenjunga gptkb:Cho_Oyu K2
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	sacred in Hinduism sacred in Buddhism
gptkbp:extendsTo	gptkb:Bhutan gptkb:China gptkb:India gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:formedBy	collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity	yes
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mount_Everest 8,848.86 m
gptkbp:homeTo	many glaciers many rivers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Himalayan mountain system
gptkbp:inhabitedBy	gptkb:Sherpa_people Tibetan people
gptkbp:length	about 2,400 km
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Rohtang_Pass gptkb:Nathu_La gptkb:Khardung_La
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Valley_of_Flowers_National_Park gptkb:Great_Himalayan_National_Park gptkb:Khangchendzonga_National_Park gptkb:Nanda_Devi_Biosphere_Reserve Sagarmatha National Park
gptkbp:significance	barrier to cold Central Asian winds influences monsoon patterns
gptkbp:source	gptkb:Brahmaputra_River gptkb:Ganges_River gptkb:Indus_River
gptkbp:tectonicActivity	earthquakes uplift
gptkbp:touristAttraction	gptkb:pilgrimage_site mountaineering trekking
gptkbp:width	about 200-400 km
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pamir_Mountains
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5