| Lesser Khingan | |
|---|---|
| 小兴安岭 / Малый Хинган | |
 Larch taiga on the slopes of the Lesser Khingan | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Pingdingshan |
| Elevation | 1,429 m (4,688 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°47′30″N 127°12′30″E / 48.79167°N 127.20833°E[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi) SW/NE |
| Width | 70 km (43 mi) NW/SE |
| Geography | |
  Lesser Khingan Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Countries | China and Russia |
| Federal subject |
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| Range coordinates | 48°30′N 130°0′E / 48.500°N 130.000°E[2] |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Conglomerate, basalt |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Hegang or Birobidzhan |
Lesser Khingan (Chinese: 小兴安岭; pinyin: Xiǎo Xīng'ān Lǐng; Russian: Малый Хинган, Maly Khingan) is a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province and the adjacent parts of Russia's Amur Oblast and Jewish Autonomous Oblast.[3]
In Russia, the range is part of the Khingan Nature Reserve.
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- ^ Малый Хинган; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)