Dong Ap Bia (Ap Bia Mountain) is a mountain on the Laotian border of South Vietnam in Thua Thien-Hue Province. Rising from the floor of the western A Shau Valley, it is a looming, solitary massif, unconnected to the ridges of the surrounding Annamite range. It dominates the northern valley, towering some 937 metres above sea level. Snaking down from its highest peak are a series of ridges and fingers, one of the largest extending southeast to a height of 900 metres, another reaching south to a 916-meter peak. The entire mountain is a rugged, uninviting wilderness blanketed in double- and triple-canopy jungle, dense thickets of bamboo, and waist-high elephant grass. Local Montagnard tribesmen called Ap Bia "the mountain of the crouching beast." For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Anthem Thanh niên Hà nh Khúc (Call to the Citizens) Capital Saigon Language(s) Vietnamese Government Republic Last President¹ Duong Van Minh Last Prime minister Vu Van Mau Historical era Cold War - Regime change June 14, 1955 - Dissolution April 30, 1975 Area - 1973 173,809 km² 67,108... Thừa Thiên–Huế is a province in Vietnam, approximately in the center of the nation. ... The A Shau Valley is a valley in Vietnam. ... In geology, a massif is a section of a planets crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... For other uses, see Bamboo (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. ... The Degar (referred to by French colonists as Montagnard) are the indigenous peoples of the central highlands of Vietnam. ...
In May of 1969, Dong Ap Bia was the site of the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Combatants United States Democratic Republic of Vietnam Commanders Melvin Zais Unknown Strength estimated at 1,800 estimated at 1,500 Casualties 70 killed, 372 wounded 630+ dead The Battle of Hamburger Hill was one of the most controversial battles of the Vietnam War. ...
Coordinates: 16°15′N, 107°11′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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Rising from the floor of the western Ashau Valley, ApBiaMountain is a looming, solitary massif, unconnected to the ridges of the surrounding Annamite range.
The entire mountain is a rugged, uninviting wilderness blanketed in double- and triple-canopy jungle, dense thickets of bamboo, and waist-high elephant grass.
The dense jungle and wild, irregular contours of ApBia served to dampen the effects of American fire support, NVA bunkers were well sited to take advantage of these, contours and the jungle cover.
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