Qilian Mountains
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Qilian Mountains | |
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祁連山 | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Kangze'gyai |
Elevation | 5,808 m (19,055 ft) |
Geography | |
Location | Gansu and Qinghai provinces, China |
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The Qilian Mountains (simplified Chinese: 祁连山; traditional Chinese: 祁連山; pinyin: Qílián Shān; Wade–Giles: Ch'i2-lien2 Shan1, also romanized as Tsilien; Mongghul: Chileb), together with the Altyn-Tagh (Altun Shan) also known as Nan Shan (Chinese: 南山, literally "Southern Mountains"), as it is to the south of Hexi Corridor, is a northern outlier of the Kunlun Mountains, forming the border between Qinghai and the Gansu provinces of northern China.[1]