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Fansipan (Vietnamese: Phan Xi Păng, listen ⓘ) is a mountain in Vietnam. Its height was 3,143 metres (10,312 ft) in 1909, and it presently stands at 3,147.3 metres (10,326 ft). [1] It is the highest mountain on the Indochinese peninsula (comprising Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), hence its nickname, "the Roof
Vietnam stretches along the coast of the South China Sea, with the northernmost point being more than 1,650 km from the southernmost. [1] Most extreme points are not in dispute with any other countries; only one extreme point, Tennent Reef, is disputed by China, Taiwan, and the Philippines as a part of the Spratly Islands dispute (though ...
Lowest point: South China Sea 0 m; Highest point: Fansipan 3,144 m (10,315 ft) Rivers. Longest river: Đồng Nai river (longest inland river) 586 kilometres (364 mi) Lakes. Biggest lake: Ba Bể Lake 6.5 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi)
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Asia defined physiographically. States sometimes associated with Asia politically and culturally, but not geographically part of Asia, are not included in this list of physical features (with the exception of Cyprus - marked with a N/A rank entry).
Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at 1,400 metres (4,593 ft). Other countries with high low points include Rwanda 950 metres (3,117 ft) and Andorra 840 metres (2,756 ft). Countries with very low high points include Maldives 5 metres (16 ft), Tuvalu, 5 metres (16 ft) and the Marshall Islands 10 metres (33 ft). These ...
Vietnam receives high rates of precipitation in the form of rainfall with an average amount from 1,500 to 2,000 mm (60 to 80 in) during the monsoon seasons; this often causes flooding, especially in the cities with poor drainage systems. [201] The country is also affected by tropical depressions, tropical storms and typhoons. [201]
The highest points of the range are the 2,819 m (9,249 ft)-high Phou Bia, the 2,720 m (8,920 ft)-high Phu Xai Lai Leng and the 2,598 m (8,524 ft)-high Ngọc Linh (Ngoc Pan). The latter is located at the northwestern edge of the Triassic Kontum Massif in central Vietnam. [1] Important mountain passes are the Nape Pass and the Mụ Giạ Pass.
Highest point; Elevation: 996 m (3,268 ft) [1] Coordinates Naming; English translation ... Vietnam. The mountain is the center of a Vietnamese myth about Bà Đen.