Annamite Range
Annamite Range | |
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ພູຫລວງ Dãy Trường Sơn | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Phou Bia |
Elevation | 2,819 m (9,249 ft) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 18°35′30″N 103°48′0″E / 18.59167°N 103.80000°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 1,100 km (680 mi) NW/SE |
Width | 130 km (81 mi) NE/SW |
Geography | |
Countries | Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Triassic |
The Annamite Range or the Annamese Mountains (
The highest points of the range are the 2,819 m (9,249 ft)-high
The Annamite Range runs parallel to the Vietnamese coast, in a gentle curve which
Laos lies mostly within the Mekong basin, west of the divide, although most of
Etymology
The mountain range is also referred to variously as the Annamese Range, Annamese Mountains, Annamese Cordillera, Annamite Mountains and Annamite Cordillera. The name "Annam" is the Vietnamese pronunciation and terminology of Chinese: 安南 (pinyin: Ān Nán), meaning "the tranquil south" referring to Vietnam. The French adopted the word and used "Annamese" or "Annamite" to refer to the Vietnamese.
Ecology
The Annamite mountains form an important
The range is home to rare creatures such as the recently discovered
.History
Most of the highlands like the Annamite Range and the Central Highlands were populated by ethnic minorities who were not Vietnamese during the beginning of the 20th century. The demographics were drastically transformed with the colonization of 6 million settlers from 1976 to the 1990s, which led to ethnic Vietnamese Kinh outnumbering the native ethnic groups in the highlands.
See also
- List of Ultras of Southeast Asia
References
- ^ Southern Annamites montane rain forests Archived October 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "WWF - Annamite Range Moist Forests". Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
External links
- Media related to Annamite Range at Wikimedia Commons
- BBC In Pictures: Uncovering Viet Nam's secret wildlife
- Cat Tien National Park
- Paleoanthropology in mainland Southeast Asia; Tam Hang, Laos
- Malaria in Montagnard country in Vietnam (French)