Nan Mountains

Nan Mountains Chinese: 南岭, 南嶺
Nan Mountains Chinese: 南岭, 南嶺 Location in China
Highest point
Peak	Kitten Mountain
Elevation	2,142 m (7,028 ft)
Coordinates	25°10′N 112°20′E / 25.167°N 112.333°E / 25.167; 112.333Coordinates: 25°10′N 112°20′E / 25.167°N 112.333°E / 25.167; 112.333
Dimensions
Length	600 km (370 mi) E/W
Width	200 km (120 mi) N/E
Geography
Location	Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan
State/Province	CN

The Nan Mountains (simplified Chinese: 南岭; traditional Chinese: 南嶺; pinyin: Nánlǐng), also known as the "Five Ranges", (Chinese: 五岭; pinyin: Wǔ Lǐng) are a group of mountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hunan.

The mountains forming the ranges are generally of moderate altitude, the highest point being the summit of Kitten Mountain at 2,142 metres (7,028 ft).

Ranges

The five mountain ranges that make up the Nanling are the:

Yuecheng Mountains (越城嶺)
Dupang Mountains (都龐嶺)
Mengzhu Mountains (萌渚嶺)
Qitan Mountains (騎田嶺)
Dayu Mountains (大庾嶺).

The Nanling Mountains separate Central China from South China. Areas south of the ranges are tropical in climate, permitting two crops of white rice to be grown each year.

Ion adsorption clays are mined by open-pit methods in the Nanling region, and form a major source of rare earth elements in the world.^[1]

References

↑ Y. Kanazawa & M. Kamitani, J. Alloys Compounds 408-412, 1339 (2006).

Mountain ranges of China

Geography of China

Northwest China	Altai Mountains Dzungarian Alatau Tian Shan Borohoro Mountains Tarbagatai Mountains Kunlun Mountains Altyn-Tagh Qilian Mountains Helan Mountains

Qinghai-Tibet and Southwest China	Himalayas Transhimalaya Pamir Mountains Karakoram Argu Tagh Yengisogat Kunlun Mountains Hoh Xil Bayan Har Mountains Amne Machin Tanggula Mountains Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains Hengduan Mountains Gaoligong Mountains Yunling Mountains Ailao Mountains Qionglai Mountains Daxue Mountains Min Mountains

Northeast China	Greater Khingan Lesser Khingan Changbai Mountains Wanda Mountains Qian Mountains

Northern China	Yin Mountains Lang Mountains Lüliang Mountains Taihang Mountains Zhongtiao Mountains Qin Mountains Dabie Mountains Mount Tai

Central China	Daba Mountains Wudang Mountains Jingshan Mountains Dabie Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Jiuling Mountains Mufu Mountains Wugong Mountains Huangshan Tianmu Mountain Wuling Mountains Xuefeng Mountains Yandang Mountains Wuyi Mountains

Southern China	Cangshan (Yunnan) Daliang Mountains Dalou Mountains Nanling Mountains Jiuyi Mountains Yuecheng Mountains Longmen Mountains Western Mountains

Landforms of China

Hunan topics

Changsha (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Yangtze River Xiang River Zi River Yuanjiang River Lishui River Wuling Mountains Xuefeng Mountains Nanling Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Lake Dongting

Education	Hunan University Hunan University of Arts and Science Hunan Normal University Hunan Agricultural University

Culture	Han people Xiang dialect Nü shu writing system

Cuisine	Stinky tofu Dong'an chicken

Visitor attractions	Shaoshan Village Wulingyuan Avatar Hallelujah Mountain Mount Heng Zhangjiajie Fenghuang County

Category Commons

Guangdong topics

Guangzhou (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Metropolitan areas Chaoshan Pearl River Delta Sanyi Siyi Leizhou Peninsula Regions Pearl River Delta Yuexi Yuebei Yuedong Pearl River (China) East River West River Nanling Mountains Pratas Islands Shamian Island

Education	Guangzhou Education Shenzhen Education Shenzhen University Huizhou University Guangdong Institute of Education Guangzhou University

Culture	Lingnan culture Hakka Culture Music Guangdong music (genre) Hakka hill song Cantonese opera Teochew people Hakka people Hailufeng dialect

Cuisine	Cantonese cuisine White boiled shrimp Cantonese fried rice Chinese steamed eggs Hakka Cuisine Beef chow fun Chow mein Char siu Roasted suckling pig Bird's nest soup Seafood birdsnest

Visitor attractions	Danxia Mountain Seven Star Crags Dinghu Mountain Xinfengjiang Reservoir Zhongshan Park Guangdong Provincial Museum Humen Pearl River Bridge Zhenhai Tower Guangji Bridge Canton Tower Chime-Long Paradise New South China Mall Kaiping Diaolou Nanhua Temple Happy Valley Shenzhen Chung Ying Street Window of the World Minsk World Baiyun Mountain Foshan Ancestral Temple Dapeng Fortress Nanfeng Kiln Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Sacred Heart Cathedral Chen Clan Ancestral Hall Huaisheng Mosque Temple of the Six Banyan Trees Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King Temple of Madam Xian

Category Commons

Guangxi topics

Nanning (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Nan Mountains Gulf of Tonkin Kitten Mountain

Education	Guangxi University Guangxi Normal University Guangxi Medical University

Language	Varieties of Chinese (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese and Pinghua) Zhuang languages Mienic languages

Cuisine	Luosifen Tuotuorou

Visitor attractions	Longsheng Rice Terrace Li River Jingjiang Princes' City Yangshuo County Ban Gioc–Detian Falls Weizhou Island

Category Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Nan Mountains

Ranges

See also

References