Greater Khingan
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Key facts
- Elevation
- 2,035 m (6,677 ft)
- Native name
- 大兴安岭 ( Chinese )
- Mountain type
- Tilted block faulting
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Article
The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range (simplified Chinese: 大兴安岭; traditional Chinese: 大興安嶺; pinyin: Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng; IPA: [tâ ɕíŋ.án.lìŋ]) is a 1,200-kilometer-long (750 mi) volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China. It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of the Donghu, the Xianbei.
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