Ngọc Linh
Ngọc Linh (literally meaning "Jade Mountain Range" Vietnamese) is a 2,598-metre-high (8,524 ft)[lower-alpha 1] mountain of the Annamite Range in Vietnam. It straddles the two provinces of Quảng Nam and Kon Tum.[2] It is considered "the roof of Southern Vietnam".
| Ngoc Linh | |
|---|---|
  Ngoc Linh Vietnam | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,598 m (8,524 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,079 m (6,821 ft) |
| Listing | List of Ultras of Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 15°04′00″N 107°59′00″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vietnam |
| Parent range | Annamite Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
Panax vietnamensis (Vietnamese: Sâm Ngọc Linh), found for the first time in 1973, is a species of ginseng in Nam Trung Bộ and Tây Nguyên regions of Vietnam, especially in mount Ngọc Linh. This is also the only known habitat of the Gracixalus lumarius or Thorny Tree Frog and the similar Trieng Tree Frog. (Gracixalus trieng.) [3] [4][5]
Notes
- or 2208[1]
References
- Ngọc Linh - Peakbagger.com
- Viet Nam Administrative Atlas. Cartographic Publishing House, Hanoi 2010
- "An unusual tree frog discovered in the mountains of Vietnam".
- "Magical Mekong: New Species Discoveries".
- "Meet the Thorny Tree Frog: A striking new frog species from Vietnam".
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