Central Mountain Range
| Central Mountain Range | |
|---|---|
| Chungyang Range | |
Xiuguluan Mountain | |
| Elevation | 3,860 m (12,660 ft) |
| Coordinates | 23°11′N 120°54′E / 23.183°N 120.900°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 310 km (190 mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | 中央山脈 (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
 The location of Central Mountain Range
| |
| Location | Taiwan |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Mountain range |
| Central Mountain Range | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngyāng Shānmài Zhōngyāng Shānmò |
| Wade–Giles | Chung-yang Shan-mai Chung-yang Shan-mo |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Tiong-iong Soaⁿ-me̍h |
| Former names | |
|---|---|
| Ta-shan | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dàshān |
| Wade–Giles | Ta-shan |
The Central Mountain Range is the principal
Xiuguluan Mountain
, 3,860 m (12,664 ft).
Names
"Central Range" or "Central Mountain Range" is a calque of the range's Chinese name, the Zhōngyāng Shānmài or Shānmò. It is also sometimes simply called the Zhongyang or Chungyang Range in English.[citation needed]
During the
Wade-Giles romanization of the Chinese name Dàshān, meaning "Big Mountains".[citation needed
]
Geography
In a broad sense, Central Mountain Range includes its conjoint ranges such as
Yushan (Jade Mountain/Mount Morrison), 3,952 m (12,966 ft), and the second tallest peak is Xueshan (Snow Mountain), 3,886 m (12,749 ft).[citation needed
]
Ecology
The Central Range lies within the
Cyclobalanopsis glauca replaces laurel and Castanopsis as the dominant tree.[citation needed
]
Above 3,000 m (9,840 ft), deciduous broadleaf trees like
Taiwan hemlock (Tsuga chinensis). At the highest elevations, subalpine forests are dominated by conifers, including Taiwan hemlock, Taiwan spruce (Picea morrisonicola), and Taiwan fir (Abies kawakamii).[citation needed
]
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
- , Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IX, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879, pp. 415–17.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Central Mountain Range.
- "Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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* The place names listed above are mainly romanized as Wade–Giles that used in most of academic articles. | ||