Gaoligong Shan
| Gaoligong Shan | ||
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| Highest peak | Gawagapu ( 5128 m ) | |
| location | Yunnan ( PR China ), Myanmar | |
| part of | Hengduan Shan | |
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 53 ' N , 98 ° 24' E | |
The Gaoligong Shan ( Chinese 高黎貢山 / 高黎贡山 , Pinyin Gāolígòng Shān , W.-G. Kao-li-kung Shan , Zaiwa Gauri Gvong), also called Gaoligong Mountains , is an offshoot of the Hengduan Mountain Range ( Hengduan Shan ).
It is located in the northwest of the southwest China province of Yunnan and in northeastern Myanmar ( Burma ). Its ridge is usually over 4000 m high, it forms the border between China and Burma . The mountains represent the watershed between the Nu Jiang ( Saluen ) and Irrawaddy rivers . The highest peak is Gawagapu ( 嘎 娃 嘎普 峰 , Gáwágápǔ Fēng ) at 5128 m . The mountain range runs parallel to the Nu Shan and Yun Ling Mountains from north to south.
literature
- Cihai ("Sea of Words"), Shanghai cishu chubanshe, Shanghai 2002, ISBN 7-5326-0839-5
See also
- Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
- Hoolock tianxing (a gibbon)
- Gaoligong pika
- Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa
Web links
- Gaoligong Mountains
- Gawagapu - Chinese