Lesser Khingan

Lesser Khingan
Lesser Khingan
小兴安岭 / Малый Хинган
	Larch taiga on the slopes of the Lesser Khingan
Highest point
Peak	Pingdingshan
Elevation	1,429 m (4,688 ft)
Coordinates	48°47′30″N 127°12′30″E / 48.79167°N 127.20833°E
Dimensions
Length	500 km (310 mi) SW/NE
Width	70 km (43 mi) NW/SE
Geography
	Lesser Khingan Location in Heilongjiang
Country	China and Russia
Federal subject	Heilongjiang (China); Jewish Autonomous Oblast; and Amur Oblast (Russia);
Range coordinates	48°30′N 130°0′E / 48.500°N 130.000°E
Geology
Type of rock	Conglomerate, basalt
Climbing
Easiest route	From Hegang or Birobidzhan

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]

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.

References

^ Google Maps
^ Google Earth
^ Малый Хинган; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
^ Еврейская автономная область - Географическое положение и рельеф

External links

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[1] Google Maps

[GЕ-2] Google Earth

[GSЕ-3] Малый Хинган; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)

[EAO-4] Еврейская автономная область - Географическое положение и рельеф

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v t e Mountain ranges of China
Geography of China
Northwestern	Altai Mountains Dzungarian Alatau Tian Shan Borohoro Mountains Tarbagatai Mountains Kunlun Mountains Altyn-Tagh Qilian Mountains Helan Mountains Liupan Mountains
Qinghai-Tibet and Southwestern	Himalayas Transhimalaya Pamir Mountains Karakoram Argu Tagh Yengisogat Kunlun Mountains Hoh Xil Bayan Har Mountains Amne Machin Tanggula Mountains Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains Hengduan Mountains Gaoligong Mountains Yunling Mountains Ailao Mountains Qionglai Mountains Daxue Mountains Min Mountains
Northeast	Greater Khingan Lesser Khingan Changbai Mountains Wanda Mountains Qian Mountains
North and East	Yin Mountains Lang Mountains Lüliang Mountains Taihang Mountains Zhongtiao Mountains Mount Tai Tianmu Mountain Yandang Mountains Wuyi Mountains
Central	Qinling Daba Mountains Dabie Mountains Wudang Mountains Jingshan Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Jiuling Mountains Mufu Mountains Wugong Mountains Huangshan Wuling Mountains Xuefeng Mountains
South	Cang Mountain Daliang Mountains Dalou Mountains Nanling Mountains Jiuyi Mountains Yuecheng Mountains Longmen Mountains Western Mountains
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v t e Heilongjiang topics
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General	History Politics Economy
Geography	Cities Greater Khingan mountain range Lesser Khingan mountain range Wanda Mountains Huma River Muling River Naoli River Songhua River Nen River Mudan River Amur River
Education	Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Engineering University Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Forestry University Harbin Medical University Harbin Normal University Harbin University of Science and Technology Heilongjiang University Harbin Sport University
Visitor attractions	Diaoshuilou Falls Lake Xingkai Jingpo Lake Mudan River Zhalong Nature Reserve
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