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  2. Mountains of Central Asia - Wikipedia

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    Central Asia physical map. The Mountains of Central Asia are a biodiversity hot spot designated by Conservation International which covers several montane and alpine ecoregions of Central Asia, including those of the Pamir and Tian Shan ranges, and extending across portions of Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Karakoram range in China, Pakistan and India.

  3. Altai Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Altai mountain range. The Altai Mountains (/ ɑː l ˈ t aɪ /), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain system in Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters.

  4. List of mountain ranges in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Central Mountain Range (Taiwan Mountains) Taiwan: Xiuguluan Mountain: 3,860 Chukotka Mountains: Russia: 1,300: ... List of mountain ranges in Asia. 1 language ...

  5. Altai-Sayan region - Wikipedia

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    The Altai Mountains are a mountain range in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and are where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters. The Sayan Mountains lie between northwestern Mongolia and southern Siberia. The Altai-Sayan has a total area of 1,065,000 square kilometers.

  6. Tian Shan - Wikipedia

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    The Tian Shan, [note 1] also known as the Tengri Tagh [1] or Tengir-Too, [2] meaning the "Mountains of God/Heaven", is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia.The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft) high.

  7. Pamir Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Pamir Mountains are a range of mountains between Central Asia and South Asia. ... The East-Pamir, in the centre of which the massifs of Mustagh Ata (7620 m) and ...

  8. List of highest points of Asian countries - Wikipedia

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    Topography of Asia. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Asia defined physiographically.States sometimes associated with Asia politically and culturally, but not geographically part of Asia, are not included in this list of physical features (with the exception of Cyprus - marked with a N/A rank entry).

  9. High-mountain Asia - Wikipedia

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    High-mountain Asia (HMA) is a high-elevation [1] geographic region in central-south Asia that includes numerous cordillera and highland systems around the Tibetan Plateau, encompassing regions of East, Southeast, South and Central Asia.