Himalayas

Summary

Himalayas is a mountain range^[1]. Himalayas ranks in the top 0.11% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,780 views/month, #3 of 2,807).^[2]

Key Facts

• Himalayas is in the country of Nepal^[3].
• Himalayas is in the country of Myanmar^[4].
• Himalayas is in the country of People's Republic of China^[5].
• Himalayas is in the country of Pakistan^[6].
• Himalayas is in the country of India^[7].
• Himalayas is in the country of Afghanistan^[8].
• Himalayas's image is recorded as Himalayas.jpg^[9].
• Himalayas's continent is recorded as Asia^[10].
• Himalayas's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[11].
• Himalayas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140840481^[12].
• Himalayas's GND ID is recorded as 4024923-2^[13].
• Himalayas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85060851^[14].
• Himalayas's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119795732^[15].
• Himalayas's IdRef ID is recorded as 027484505^[16].
• Himalayas's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00629046^[17].
• Himalayas's part of is recorded as Alpide belt^[18].
• Himalayas's part of is recorded as Larger Himalaya^[19].
• Himalayas's Commons category is recorded as Himalayas^[20].
• Himalayas's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D000096266^[21].
• Himalayas's highest point is recorded as Mount Everest^[22].
• Himalayas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29, 'lon': 84}^[23].
• Himalayas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09glw^[24].
• Himalayas's MeSH tree code is recorded as Z01.252.245.782.813^[25].
• Himalayas's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge134213^[26].
• Himalayas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Himalayas^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Nepal^[3], a landlocked country^[28], in Nepal^[29], founded in 1768^[30]; Myanmar^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Myanmar^[32], founded in 1948^[33]; People's Republic of China^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in People's Republic of China^[35], founded in 1949^[36]; Pakistan^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Pakistan^[38], founded in 1947^[39]; India^[7], a country^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1947^[42]; and Afghanistan^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Afghanistan^[44], founded in 1709^[45]. Himalayas's continent is recorded as Asia^[10]. Part of include Alpide belt^[18], a geomorphological system^[46], in Algeria^[47] and Larger Himalaya^[19], a non-geologically related mountain range^[48], in Norway^[49].

Physical Characteristics

Himalayas's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+600000'}^[50]. Himalayas's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8848.86'}^[51]. Himalayas's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2400'}^[52].

Designation and Status

Himalayas's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Himalayas include Himalayan salt^[53]; Himalayan^[54], a cat breed^[55]; Himalayan tahr^[56], a taxon^[57]; Alpide belt^[58], a geomorphological system^[59], in Algeria^[60]; Himalayasaurus^[61], a fossil taxon^[62]; White-tailed Nuthatch^[63], a taxon^[64]; Ophiostoma himal-ulmi^[65], a taxon^[66]; and Duttaphrynus himalayanus^[67], a taxon^[68].

Why It Matters

Himalayas ranks in the top 0.11% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,780 views/month, #3 of 2,807).^[2] Himalayas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] Himalayas is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

Entities named for Himalayas include Himalayan salt^[53]; Himalayan^[54], a cat breed^[55]; Himalayan tahr^[56], a taxon^[57]; Alpide belt^[58], a geomorphological system^[59], in Algeria^[60]; Himalayasaurus^[61], a fossil taxon^[62]; and White-tailed Nuthatch^[63], a taxon^[64].