Arkatag Mountains

Arkatag Mountains

▪ mountains, China
also spelled  Arkha Tagh , Chinese (Pinyin)  A'erge Shan  or  (Wade-Giles romanization)  A-erh-ko Shan , also called  Przhevalsky Range 

      one of the complex mountain chains that form the Kunlun Mountains in western China. The Arkatag range is in the east-central portion of the Kunluns. Mount Muztag (Muztagh), at its western end, reaches an elevation of 25,338 feet (7,723 metres) and is the tallest peak in both the Arkatag and the Kunlun ranges; Bukadaban Peak, at the eastern end, is 22,507 feet (6,860 metres) high.

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