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Fansipan is the tallest mountain in the Hoang Lien Son range, situated on the border of Lào Cai and Lai Châu provinces, with its peak located on the Lào Cai side. The mountain is part of Hoàng Liên National Park. It has a topographic prominence of 1,617 metres (5,305 ft), ranking sixth in Vietnam. [2]
Hoang Lien National Park is Vietnam's mountainous Northwest and includes Fansipan, the highest mountain in Vietnam and on the Indochinese Peninsula. [4]The total area of the core national park is 29,845 hectares (115.23 sq mi), which includes a strict protected area of 11,875 ha; a "forest rehabilitation area" of 17,900 ha; and an administration services area of 70 ha. [3]
Rank Name Height Location 1 Hkakabo Razi [1]: 5,881 m (19,295 ft) Myanmar 2 Gamlang Razi [1]: 5,870 m (19,259 ft) Myanmar 3 Dindaw Razi [1]: 5,464 m (17,927 ft) Myanmar 4
The wingspan of F. fansipana is about 14 mm for males and 19 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings of the males is greyish cream densely dotted with rust, but paler near the tornus.
The lowest point is 380 m but most of the national park lies above 1,000 m. The flanks of the mountains are very steep and many areas are almost inaccessible on foot. Between Fansipan Mountain and Sa Pa town, lies the Muong Hoa valley, which has been terraced for wet rice agriculture. This valley becomes wider towards the east of the national park.
The geology of Vietnam is divided into five structural blocks : Northeast (NE), Northwest (NW), Truongson, Kon Tum and Nambo.The NE block is a part of the South China plate, in which strata and igneous rocks have been found dating from the Early Paleozoic to the Quaternary.
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Mountains of Indonesia — many Indonesian mountains are known as Gunung, & most are active or dormant volcanoes. See also: Category:Mountain ranges of Indonesia and Category:Volcanoes of Indonesia Subcategories