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Mount Everest
8,850 m
(29,035 ft)
Mount Everest
8,850 m
(29,035 ft)
Mount Everest
8,850 m
(29,035 ft)
K2
8,611 m
(28,251 ft)
K2
8,611 m
(28,251 ft)
Turpan Pendi
-154 m (-505 ft)
Turpan Pendi
-154 m (-505 ft)
Turpan Pendi
-154 m (-505 ft)
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1972 Line of
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1972 Line of
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Aksai
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Aksai
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Aksai
Chin
Boundary representation is
not necessarily authoritative.
LAMBERT CONFORMAL CONIC PROJECTION;
STANDARD PARALLELS 18°00’N 46°00’N
803419AI (G02212) 7-11
CHINA Physiography
Scale 1:30,000,000
International boundary
National capital
Elevation point (feet/meters)
Archaeological site
Historic/cultural site
Great Wall
Historic Silk Road
National protected area
UNEP-WCMC 2010 WDPA
0 500 Kilometers
0 500 Miles