Ngọc Linh

Ngoc Linh
Ngoc Linh

Vietnam

Highest point
Elevation 2,598 m (8,524 ft)
Prominence 2,079 m (6,821 ft)2208[1]
Listing List of Ultras of Southeast Asia
Coordinates 15°04′00″N 107°59′00″E / 15.06667°N 107.98333°E / 15.06667; 107.98333Coordinates: 15°04′00″N 107°59′00″E / 15.06667°N 107.98333°E / 15.06667; 107.98333
Geography
Location Vietnam
Parent range Annamite Range
Climbing
First ascent Unknown

Ngọc Linh is a 2,598-metre high mountain of the Annamite Range in Vietnam. It straddles the two provinces of Quảng Nam and Kon Tum.[2] It is considered "the roof of Southern Vietnam".

Panax vietnamensis (Vietnamese: Sâm Ngọc Linh), found for the first time in 1973, is a species of ginseng in Nam Trung Bộ and Tây Nguyên regions of Vietnam, especially in mount Ngọc Linh.

References

  1. Ngọc Linh - Peakbagger.com
  2. Viet Nam Administrative Atlas. Cartographic Publishing House, Hanoi 2010


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