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Mount Gongga

mountain, China
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Also known as: Gongga Shan, Kung-ka Shan, Kungk’a, Minya Konka
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Chinese (Pinyin):
Gongga Shan
(Wade-Giles romanization):
Kung-ka Shan
Also called:
Minya Konka

Mount Gongga, highest peak of the Daxue Mountains, west-central Sichuan province, southern China. It rises to 24,790 feet (7,556 metres) with a snow line at about 18,000 feet (5,500 metres). Its terrain features a complex of glaciers, grasslands, and alpine pastures.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Lorraine Murray.