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Mountain ranges of China by province or municipality (10 C) + Mountain ranges of Hong Kong (2 P) K. Kunlun Mountains (1 C, 7 P) P. Pamir Mountains (2 C, 22 P) R.
The following is an incomplete list of mountains in the People's Republic of China, sorted in alphabetical order. Some of these mountains that are claimed by the PRC, including those under the control of the Republic of China and those disputed with other countries, such as Mount Everest, are noted after the list. [1] [2] [3]
Category: Mountain ranges of China by province or municipality. 7 languages.
Geography of China; Continent: Asia: Region: East/Southeast Asia: Coordinates: 1]: Area: Ranked 3/4: • Total: 9,596,960 [1] km 2 (3,705,410 sq mi): • Land: 97.2 [1] %: • Water: 2.8 [1] %: Coastline: 14,500 [1] km (9,000 mi): Borders: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam: Highest point: Mount ...
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
Alagalla Mountain Range (Potato Range) Sri Lanka: 1,140 Alay Mountains (Alai Mountains) ... (Celestial Mountains) China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan: 2,900: Jengish Chokosu:
Dayu Mountains (大庾嶺) The Nanling Mountains separate Central China from South China. Areas south of the ranges are tropical in climate, permitting two crops of white rice to be grown each year. Ion adsorption clays are mined by open-pit methods in the Nanling region, and form a major source of rare earth elements in the world. [5]
These mountain ranges, in turn, can be further divided into various subranges. The component ranges of the Hengduan are separated by deep river valleys that channel the waters of many of Southeast Asia's great rivers. [1] The core of the Hengduan Mountains can be divided into four major component ranges, described below. [2]