Kunlun Mountains
mountain range in China
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Summary
Kunlun Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,865 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: People's Republic of China[3]
- Continent: Asia[4]
- Shares border with: Tibetan Plateau[5]
- Part of: Alpide belt[6]
- Commons category: Kunlun Mountains[7]
- Highest point: Liushi Shan[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kunlun Mountains[9]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[10], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[14], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Native label: 昆仑山[16]
- Length: 3000 km[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 7167 m[18]
- Time period: Carboniferous[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kunlun Mountains include Kunlun Fight[21], a kickboxing organization[22], in People's Republic of China[23], founded in 2014[24], headquartered in Beijing[25].
Why It Matters
Kunlun Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for it include Kunlun Fight[21], a kickboxing organization[22], in People's Republic of China[23], founded in 2014[24], headquartered in Beijing[25].