Nanling Mountains

Nanling Mountains 南岭
Nanling Mountains 南岭 Location in China
Highest point
Peak	Kitten Mountain
Elevation	2,142 m (7,028 ft)
Coordinates	25°10′N 112°20′E / 25.167°N 112.333°ECoordinates: 25°10′N 112°20′E / 25.167°N 112.333°E
Dimensions
Length	600 km (370 mi) E/W
Width	200 km (120 mi) N/E
Geography
Location	Guangxi, Guangdong and Hunan
State/Province	CN

Nanling Mountains
Traditional Chinese	南嶺山脈
Simplified Chinese	南岭山脉
Literal meaning	The Southern Ridge Mountain Range
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánlǐng Shānmài Wade–Giles Nan-ling Shan-mai Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Nam^4 leng^5 Saan^1 mak^6
Five Ranges
Traditional Chinese	五嶺
Simplified Chinese	五岭
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wǔ Lǐng Wade–Giles Wu Ling Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ng^5 Leng^5
Southern Mountains
Chinese	南山
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánshān Wade–Giles Nan Shan Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Nam^4 saan^1

The Nanling Mountains, also known as the "Southern Mountains" or the "Five Ranges", are a group of mountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hunan.

The mountains forming the ranges are generally of moderate altitude, the highest point being the summit of Kitten Mountain at 2,142 meters (7,028 ft).

Ranges

The five mountain ranges that make up the Nanling are the:

• Yuecheng Mountains
• Dupang Mountains (都龐嶺)
• Mengzhu Mountains (萌渚嶺)
• Qitan Mountains (騎田嶺)
• Dayu Mountains (大庾嶺), including Baiyun Mountain.

The Nanling Mountains separate Central China from South China. Areas south of the ranges are tropical in climate, permitting two crops of white rice to be grown each year.

Ion adsorption clays are mined by open-pit methods in the Nanling region, and form a major source of rare earth elements in the world.^[1]

See also

• Mount Danxia
• Jiuyi Mountains

References

1. Y. Kanazawa & M. Kamitani, J. Alloys Compounds 408-412, 1339 (2006).