Greater Khingan

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The Greater Khingan Range (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ), also called the Greater Hing'an Range or Greater Hinggan Range, is a volcanic mountain range in Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. The range extends roughly 1,200 km from north to south, narrowing towards the south. It divides the plains of northeastern China to the east from the Mongolian Plateau to the west. The area has an elevation of 1,200 to 1,300 metres, with the highest peak at 2,035 metres.

The range is densely forested. As an eco-region it is noted for its Daurian flora, transient between Siberian and Manchurian floras.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.

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