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Qilian Mountains

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Also known as Chilian Mountains

mountain range

Key facts

Peak
Kangze Gyai
Elevation
5,808 m (19,055 ft)
Location
Gansu and Qinghai provinces, China

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain range
Country
China
Elevation
5800
Shares border with
Tibetan Plateau
Image
Qilian landscape.jpg
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Commons category
Qilian Mountains
mountain range
Nan Shan
described by source
Gujin Tushu Jicheng
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Encyclopedic overview

39°12′N 98°32′E / 39.200°N 98.533°E / 39.200; 98.533

The Qilian Mountains, along with the Altyn-Tagh sometimes known as the Nan Shan as it is to the south of the Hexi Corridor, are northern outliers of the Kunlun Mountains, forming the border between the Qinghai and Gansu provinces of China.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qilian Mountains” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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