Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tibetan_Plateau
gptkbp:area about 2.5 million square kilometers
gptkbp:averageElevation over 4,500 meters
gptkbp:climate cold and arid
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Tanggula_Mountains
gptkb:Himalayas
gptkb:Kunlun_Mountains
gptkb:Nyainqêntanglha_Mountains
gptkb:Qilian_Mountains
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Qinghai_Province
gptkb:Tibet_Autonomous_Region
parts of Gansu
parts of Sichuan
parts of Yunnan
gptkbp:formedBy collision of Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Everest
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Tibetan_antelope
Tibetan people
snow leopard
various ethnic minorities
wild yak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Roof_of_the_World
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:lake
glaciers
unique biodiversity
fragile ecosystem
pastoral nomadism
gptkbp:significance important for global climate regulation
influences Asian climate
major water source for Asia
gptkbp:source gptkb:Yangtze_River
gptkb:Yellow_River
gptkb:Brahmaputra_River
gptkb:Indus_River
gptkb:Salween_River
Mekong River
gptkbp:threats climate change
infrastructure development
overgrazing
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Three_Parallel_Rivers_of_Yunnan_Protected_Areas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkb:Tibet_Plateau
gptkb:横断山
gptkb:澜沧江
gptkb:Western_China
gptkb:Qinghai_Lake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5