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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.
The Hengduan Mountains are primarily large north-south mountain ranges that effectively separate lowlands in northern Myanmar from the lowlands of the Sichuan Basin. These ranges are characterized by significant vertical relief originating from the Indian subcontinent 's collision with the Eurasian Plate , and further carved out by the major ...
The plains extend north to the crown of the "Chinese rooster", near where the Greater and Lesser Hinggan ranges converge. The Changbai Mountains to the east divide China from the Korean peninsula. North plain. The Taihang Mountains form the western side of the triangular North China Plain. The other two sides are the Pacific coast to the east ...
The Changbai Mountains (simplified Chinese: 长白山; traditional Chinese: 長白山; lit. 'long white mountain') are a major mountain range in East Asia that extends from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, across the China-North Korea border (41°41' to 42°51'N; 127°43' to 128°16'E), to the North Korean provinces of Ryanggang and Chagang.
'Southern Mountains'), also known as the Wuling (simplified Chinese: 五岭; traditional Chinese: 五嶺; pinyin: Wǔlǐng; Jyutping: ng5 ling5; lit. 'Five Mountains'), is a major mountain range in Southern China that separates the Pearl River Basin from the Yangtze Valley and serves as the dividing line between south and central subtropical zones.
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. Its lowest point is at the Turpan Depression, which is 154 m (505 ft) below sea level. [3]
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