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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 of Indochina".
Hoang Lien National Park is Vietnam's mountainous Northwest and includes Fansipan, the highest mountain in Vietnam and on the Indochinese Peninsula. [4]The total area of the core national park is 29,845 hectares (115.23 sq mi), which includes a strict protected area of 11,875 ha; a "forest rehabilitation area" of 17,900 ha; and an administration services area of 70 ha. [3]
The national park is located on the north-east flank of these mountains and includes Vietnam's highest peak, Fansipan, at 3,143 m (see map). The lowest point is 380 m but most of the national park lies above 1,000 m. The flanks of the mountains are very steep and many areas are almost inaccessible on foot.
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The following is a list of some of the mountains of Southeast Asia. List of highest mountains. Rank Name Height Location 1 ... Fansipan: 3,143 m (10,312 ft)
The world's first televised weather forecasts, including the use of weather maps, were experimentally broadcast by the BBC in November 1936. [31] This was brought into practice in 1949, after World War II. [31] George Cowling gave the first weather forecast while being televised in front of the map in 1954.