Lesser Khingan (original) (raw)

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Mountain range in Northeastern China and the Russian Far East

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 / 48.79167; 127.20833[1]
Dimensions
Length 500 km (310 mi) SW/NE
Width 70 km (43 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Lesser Khingan is located in HeilongjiangLesser KhinganLesser KhinganLocation in Heilongjiang
Countries 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 / 48.500; 130.000[2]
Geology
Rock type(s) 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.

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.

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

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ Малый Хинган; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 volumes — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd edition - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
  4. ^ "Еврейская автономная область - Географическое положение и рельеф". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2021-12-20.