Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tibetan_Plateau
gptkbp:area about 2,500,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:averageElevation over 4,500 meters
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Tarim_Basin
gptkb:Sichuan_Basin
gptkb:Himalayan_Range
gptkb:Yunnan–Guizhou_Plateau
gptkbp:climate cold and arid
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Sanjiangyuan
gptkb:Tanggula_Mountains
gptkb:Himalayas
gptkb:Kunlun_Mountains
gptkb:Qilian_Mountains
gptkbp:formedBy collision of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Everest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Qinghai_Province
gptkb:Tibet_Autonomous_Region
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Roof_of_the_World
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Namtso_Lake
gptkb:Yamdrok_Lake
gptkb:Qinghai_Lake
gptkb:Dangqu_Lake
gptkb:Selincuo_Lake
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Lhasa
gptkb:Nagqu
gptkb:Xining
gptkb:Golmud
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Tibetan_antelope
snow leopard
wild yak
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:lake
glaciers
extensive grasslands
gptkbp:notableFlora gptkb:lake
gptkb:Kobresia_grass
gptkbp:population very low
gptkbp:significance influences Asian climate
important for water resources
gptkbp:source gptkb:Yangtze_River
gptkb:Yellow_River
gptkb:Brahmaputra_River
gptkb:Salween_River
Mekong River
gptkbp:threats climate change
overgrazing
glacier retreat
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:partly_World_Heritage_Site_(Three_Parallel_Rivers)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xining_Railway_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6