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Qilian Shan

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Kangze'gyai (5808 m/19,055 ft)
Countries	China
States/Provinces	Qinghai (35%), Gansu (35%), Inner Mongolia (22%), Xinjiang (8%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	709,494 sq km / 273,936 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	952 km / 591 mi North-South 1,300 km / 808 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	38° 29' N; 97° 32' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Qilian Shan
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Tibet and Central China	Level 2 (Parent)
Kunlun	Level 3 (Sibling)
Altun Shan	Level 3 (Sibling)
Qilian Shan	Level 3
Central Tibetan Plateau	Level 3 (Sibling)
Tanggula Shan	Level 3 (Sibling)
Gangdisi Shanmai	Level 3 (Sibling)
Nyainqêntanglha Shan	Level 3 (Sibling)
Parallel Gorges Area	Level 3 (Sibling)
West Sichuan Ranges	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Qilian Shan

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Kangze'gyai	5808	19,055
2.	Qaidam Shan	5759	18,894
3.	Qilian Shan	5547	18,199
4.	Peak 5350	5350	17,552
5.	Gangshika Feng	5254	17,238
6.	Emanan Shan High Point	4930	16,175
7.	Yenui Shan	4880	16,010
8.	Maomao Shan	4070	13,353
9.	Haixin Shan	3266	10,715
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

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