Lesser Khingan

Mountain range in Northeastern China and the Russian Far East From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lesser Khingan (Chinese: 小兴安岭; pinyin: Xiǎo Xīng'ān Lǐng; Russian: Малый Хинган, Maly Khingan) is a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province and the adjacent parts of Russia's Amur Oblast and Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[3]

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Lesser Khingan
小兴安岭 / Малый Хинган
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Larch taiga on the slopes of the Lesser Khingan
Highest point
PeakPingdingshan
Elevation1,429 m (4,688 ft)
Coordinates48°47′30″N 127°12′30″E[1]
Dimensions
Length500 km (310 mi) SW/NE
Width70 km (43 mi) NW/SE
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Lesser Khingan
Location in Heilongjiang
CountriesChina and Russia
Federal subject
Range coordinates48°30′N 130°0′E[2]
Geology
Rock type(s)Conglomerate, basalt
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Hegang or Birobidzhan
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In Russia, the range is part of the Khingan Nature Reserve.

Geography

In China, the Khingan mountains are divided into the Greater Khingan and Lesser Khingan. The Lesser Khingan range runs roughly from the northwest to the southeast and separates the valley of the Amur (Heilongjiang) River from that of the Nenjiang River. The mountain range then turns toward the east and north-east, entering Russia.[4] The Amur/Heilongjiang, which is a border river, forms a gorge when crossing the mountain range.

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The Chinese section of the Lesser Khingan, labeled with its Manchu name (in German transcription), Iljchuri-Alin on an 1891 map

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