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]
| 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[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi) SW/NE |
| Width | 70 km (43 mi) NW/SE |
| Geography | |
  Lesser Khingan Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Countries | China and Russia |
| Federal subject |
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| Range coordinates | 48°30′N 130°0′E / 48.500°N 130.000°E[2] |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Conglomerate, basalt |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Hegang or Birobidzhan |
In Russia, the range is part of the Khingan Nature Reserve.
Geography
editIn 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- Media related to Lesser Khingan at Wikimedia Commons
