- Dzungarian Alatau
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The Dzungarian Alatau (Mongolian: Зүүнгарын Алтай) is a mountain range that lies on the boundary of Xinjiang region of China and Kazakhstan. The range is named after Dzungaria. Length: cca. 450 km, elevation: up to 4,464 m.
At the eastern end of the chain, on the Kazakhstan-Chinese border, lies the Dzungarian Gate, a pass which for centuries was used as an invasion route by conquerors from Central Asia.
Mountain ranges of China Ailao Mountains · Altai Mountains · Argu Tagh · Changbai Mountains · Daba Mountains · Dabie Mountains · Dalou Mountains · Daxue Mountains · Dzungarian Alatau · Greater Khingan · Helan Mountains · Hengduan Mountains · Himalayas · Jiuling Mountains · Jiuyi Mountains · Karakoram · Kunlun Mountains · Lesser Khingan · Luoxiao Mountains · Lüliang Mountains · Huangshan · Jingshan Mountains · Mount Lang · Min Mountains · Mufu Mountains · Nanling Mountains · Pamir Mountains · Qian Mountains · Qin Mountains · Qionglai Mountains · Taihang Mountains · Tarbagatai Mountains · Tian Shan · Tanggula Mountains · Wanda Mountains · Wudang Mountains · Wuling Mountains · Wuyi Mountains · Xuefeng Mountains · Yengisogat · Yin Mountains · Yunling Mountains · Zhongtiao MountainsCoordinates: 45°00′00″N 80°00′00″E / 45.000000001°N 80.000000001°E
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