Mount Guan

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Mount Guan
Summit of Guan Mountain.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 3,666 m (12,028 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,005 m (3,297 ft)
Listing 100 Peaks of Taiwan, Ribu
Geography
Taiwan relief location map.jpg
Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Mount Guan
Location in Taiwan
Location Taitung County/Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Parent range Central Mountain Range

Mount Guan (Chinese :關山; pinyin :Guān Shān) [2] is a mountain in the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan with an elevation of 3,666 m (12,028 ft). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. p. 43. ISBN   978-986-04-6013-1.
  2. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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