Altai Mountains

mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
Place non_geologically_related_mountain_range Q5955
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Altai Mountains

Summary

Altai Mountains is a non-geologically related mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of non_geologically_related_mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,566 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Altai Mountains was a member of Man and the Biosphere Programme[3].
  • Altai Mountains was a member of UNESCO Global Geopark[4].
  • Altai Mountains is located in Xinjiang[5].
  • Altai Mountains is located in Bayan-Ölgii Province[6].
  • Altai Mountains is located in Altai Republic[7].
  • Altai Mountains is located in Altai Krai[8].
  • Altai Mountains is located in East Kazakhstan Region[9].
  • Altai Mountains is in the country of Kazakhstan[10].
  • Altai Mountains is in the country of Russia[11].
  • Altai Mountains is in the country of Mongolia[12].
  • Altai Mountains is in the country of People's Republic of China[13].
  • Altai Mountains's instance of is recorded as non-geologically related mountain range[14].
  • Altai Mountains's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[15].
  • Altai Mountains's instance of is recorded as biodiversity[16].
  • Altai Mountains's instance of is recorded as geodiversity[17].
  • Altai Mountains is made of metamorphic rock[18].
  • Altai Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Altay Mountains[19].
  • Altai Mountains's highest point is recorded as Belukha Mountain[20].
  • Altai Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49, 'lon': 89}[21].
  • Altai Mountains's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Altai[22].
  • Altai Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Altai Mountains[23].
  • Altai Mountains's Commons gallery is recorded as Altay Mountains[24].
  • Altai Mountains's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[25].
  • Altai Mountains's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Altai Mountains's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan[10], a sovereign state[28], in Kazakhstan[29], founded in 1991[30]; Russia[11], a sovereign state[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1991[33]; Mongolia[12], a sovereign state[34], in Mongolia[35], founded in 1911[36]; and People's Republic of China[13], a sovereign state[37], in People's Republic of China[38], founded in 1949[39]. Located in include Xinjiang[5], an autonomous region of China[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 1955[42]; Bayan-Ölgii Province[6], a province of Mongolia[43], in Mongolia[44], founded in 1939[45]; Altai Republic[7], a republic of Russia[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1992[48]; Altai Krai[8], a krai of Russia[49], in Russia[50], founded in 1937[51]; and East Kazakhstan Region[9], a region of Kazakhstan[52], in Kazakhstan[53], founded in 1932[54].

Physical Characteristics

Altai Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4506'}[55]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2000'}[56].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include non-geologically related mountain range[14], tourist attraction[15], biodiversity[16], and geodiversity[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Altai Mountains include Altai people[57], an ethnic group[58], in Russia[59]; Vipera altaica[60], a taxon[61]; and Rupes Altai[62], a rupes[63].

Why It Matters

Altai Mountains ranks in the top 4% of non_geologically_related_mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,566 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Entities named for it include Altai people[57], an ethnic group[58], in Russia[59]; Vipera altaica[60], a taxon[61]; and Rupes Altai[62], a rupes[63].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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