Unseen in ASEAN Parts 3 : Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar

Unseen in ASEAN Parts 3 : Hkakabo Razi  in Myanmar

Hkakabo Razi is Located in the north of Putao in Myanmar , where is Southeast Asia's highest mountain, located in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin. It lies in an outlying subrange of the Greater Himalayan mountain system.The mountain lies on the border tri-point among Myanmar,China, and India.

The peak is enclosed within Hkakabo Razi National Park. The park is entirely mountainous and is characterized by broad-leaved evergreen rain forest, a sub-tropical temperate zone from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400–2,700 m), then broad-leaved, semi-deciduous forest and finally needle-leaved evergreen, snow forest. Above 11,000 feet (3,400 m), the highest forest zone is alpine, different not only in kind from the forest, but different in history and origin. Still higher up, around 15,000 feet (4,600 m), cold, barren, windswept terrain and permanent snow and glaciers dominate. At around 17,500 feet (5,300 m), there is a large ice cap with several outlet glaciers.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hkakabo_Razi