39°12′N 98°32′E / 39.200°N 98.533°E
| Qilian Mountains | |
|---|---|
| 祁連山 | |
 Qilian Mountains in Qilian County, Qinghai | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Kangze'gyai |
| Elevation | 5,808 m (19,055 ft) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Gansu and Qinghai provinces, China |
The Qilian Mountains (Tibetan: མདོ་ལ་རིང་མོ),[a] together with the Altyn-Tagh sometimes known as the Nan Shan,[b] as it is to the south of the Hexi Corridor, is a northern outlier of the Kunlun Mountains, forming the border between Qinghai and the Gansu provinces of northern China.[1]
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- ^ The Journal of Asian studies. Vol. 62. Association for Asian Studies. 2003. p. 262. ISBN 0-691-09676-7. Retrieved 2010-06-28.