Kongur Tagh

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Kongur Tagh is a massive, glaciated peak in western China that ranks among the highest mountains in the world and dominates the eastern edge of the Pamir region.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kongur Tagh canonical 12
Kongur Shan 2
Kongur 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated peak ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
alternateName Kongur ⓘ
linked to: Kongur Tagh

Kongur Shan ⓘ
linked to: Kongur Tagh

Kongur Ti ⓘ
climate cold high-altitude alpine climate ⓘ
climbingDifficulty technically difficult ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
drainage Tarim Basin ⓘ
Yarkand River system ⓘ
linked to: Yarkand River
elevation 25157 ft ⓘ
7649 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy British expedition ⓘ
firstAscentCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
firstAscentLeader Chris Bonington ⓘ
linked to: Sir Chris Bonington
firstAscentYear 1981 ⓘ
geology primarily sedimentary and metamorphic rocks ⓘ
glaciation heavily glaciated ⓘ
globalElevationRank one of the highest mountains in the world ⓘ
hasGlacier multiple outlet glaciers on all major aspects ⓘ
hasSubpeak Kongur Ti ⓘ
listing Ultra-prominent peak ⓘ
locationDescription eastern edge of the Pamir region ⓘ
western China ⓘ
mapLabel Kongur Tagh ⓘ
mountainRange Eastern Pamirs ⓘ
linked to: Pamir Mountains

Kongur Shan ⓘ
linked to: Kongur Tagh
near Karakul Lake ⓘ
Muztagh Ata ⓘ
notableFeature dominant summit of the Kongur Shan massif ⓘ
forms a major topographic barrier on the eastern Pamirs ⓘ
parentPeak Muztagh Ata ⓘ
partOf Kunlun–Pamir border region ⓘ
Pamir Mountains ⓘ
prominence 11745 ft ⓘ
3580 m ⓘ
prominenceRank one of the most prominent peaks in the world ⓘ
rangeFront northern rim of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
region Xinjiang ⓘ
relativeLocation north of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
south of Kashgar ⓘ
snowCover permanent snow and ice on upper slopes ⓘ
sovereignState People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
subregion Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Xinjiang

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pamir Mountains → highestPoint → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Pamir Mountains → hasPeak → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Kongur Tagh → alternateName → Kongur ⓘ
linked to: Kongur Tagh
Kongur Tagh → alternateName → Kongur Shan ⓘ
linked to: Kongur Tagh
Kongur Tagh → mountainRange → Kongur Shan ⓘ
linked to: Kongur Tagh
Kongur Tagh → mapLabel → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Muztagh Ata → near → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Muztagh Ata → parentPeak → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Karakul Lake → mountainView → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Kongur Ti → alternateNameOf → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Kongur Ti → parentPeak → Kongur Tagh ⓘ
Pik Lenina → parentPeak → Kongur Tagh (topographic parent by prominence context) ⓘ
linked to: Kongur Tagh