Ngọc Linh (a Sino-Vietnamese name meaning "Jade Mountain") is a 2,598-metre-high (8,524 ft)[a] mountain of the Annamite Range in Vietnam.
| Ngoc Linh | |
|---|---|
  Ngoc Linh Vietnam | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,598 m (8,524 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,208 m (7,244 ft) |
| Listing | List of Ultras of Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 15°04′00″N 107°59′00″E / 15.06667°N 107.98333°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vietnam |
| Parent range | Annamite Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
Name
editIts name Ngọc-linh liên-sơn (Ngoc-linh Mountains) was originated from Ngơl k'iàng or Ngơk kariàng in Jeh-Tariang language. It means "the great mountain".
History
editIt straddles the two provinces of Quảng Nam and Kon Tum.[2] It is considered "the roof of Southern Vietnam".
Culture
editPanax vietnamensis (Vietnamese: sâm Ngọc Linh), a species of ginseng native to the South Central Coast and Central Highlands regions of Vietnam first identified as a separate species in 1973, is especially common on and around mount Ngọc Linh. The area of Ngọc Linh mountain is also the only known habitat of Gracixalus lumarius or thorny tree frog and of the similar Gracixalus trieng or Trieng tree frog. [3] [4][5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Ngọc Linh - Peakbagger.com
- ^ Viet Nam Administrative Atlas. Cartographic Publishing House, Hanoi 2010
- ^ "An unusual tree frog discovered in the mountains of Vietnam".
- ^ "Magical Mekong: New Species Discoveries".
- ^ "Meet the Thorny Tree Frog: A striking new frog species from Vietnam".
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