The Greater Khingan Range (Simplified Chinese: 大兴安岭; Traditional Chinese: 大興安嶺), 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1018, 40 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Greater Khingan ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: ç®ä½å; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡é«å; pinyin: jiÇntÇzì; also Simplified Chinese: ç®åå; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡åå; pinyin: jiÇnhuà zì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Mongolian Plateau is part of the larger Central Asian Plateau and has an area of approximately 2,600,000 square kilometres. ...
The range is densely forested. As an eco-region it is noted for its Daurian flora, transient between Siberian and Manchurian floras. Dauria is a region of Russia. ... Siberian federal subjects of Russia Siberia (Russian: Сиби́рь, common English transliterations: Sibir, Sibir; possibly from the Mongolian for the calm land) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting all of northern Asia. ... Approximate extent Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 东北; Traditional Chinese: 東北; pinyin: Dōngběi; literally east-north), historically known as Manchuria, is the name of a region (ca. ...
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The wetland on the south-eastern slopes of the GreaterKhingan Range (Da Xingan Ling), in Heilongjiang Province, is characterized by swamp-meadows and meadows, and occurs mainly in the valleys.
This chapter discusses the origin and evolution of the wetland, in the GreaterKhingan Range, the measures to be taken for its reclamation, as well as the changes in moisture, heat, and soilfertility conditions after reclamation in the Butha, Arun, and Jalaid areas on the south-eastern slopes of the range (fig.
Condensation during the freezing period, the impermeable layer of the frozen soil below the surface during the early thawing period, as well as the shallow groundwater in the river valleys, are all factors responsible for the waterlogging of the wetland.
Along its eastern border is the higher, forested GreaterKhingan Range (Da Hinggan Ling).
Comprising all of Dongbei east of the GreaterKhingan Range, the north-east region incorporates the Dongbei Pingyuan (Manchurian Plain) and its bordering uplands.
Ulansuhai Lake, which is fed by the Huang He, is in Nei Monggol Autonomous Region; Hulun Nur lies west of the GreaterKhingan Range in Dongbei.