Lesser Khingan | |
Other Name: | 小兴安岭 / Малый Хинган |
Region Type: | Federal subject |
Highest: | Pingdingshan |
Elevation M: | 1429 |
Coordinates: | 48.7917°N 127.2083°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Length Km: | 500 |
Width Km: | 70 |
Length Orientation: | SW/NE |
Width Orientation: | NW/SE |
Range Coordinates: | 48.5°N 130°W |
Range Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Geology: | Conglomerate, basalt |
Map: | China Heilongjiang |
Map Relief: | yes |
Easiest Route: | From Hegang or Birobidzhan |
Lesser Khingan (; Russian: Малый Хинган, Maly Khingan) is a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province and the adjacent parts of Russia's Amur Oblast and Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[3]
In Russia, the range is part of the Khingan Nature Reserve.
In China, the Khingan mountains are divided into the Greater Khingan and Lesser Khingan. The Lesser Khingan range runs roughly from the northwest to the southeast and separates the valley of the Amur (Heilongjiang) River from that of the Nenjiang River. The mountain range then turns toward the east and north-east, entering Russia.[4] The Amur/Heilongjiang, which is a border river, forms a gorge when crossing the mountain range.