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Jengish Chokusu

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Jengish Chokusu
Jengish Chokusu. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Jengish Chokusu is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system in Central Asia at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft). It lies on the China–Kyrgyzstan border between the Ak-Suu District in the Issyk-Kul Region of far eastern Kyrgyzstan and Wensu County, Xinjiang, China. It is part of the Kakshaal Too, the highest part of the Tian Shan, and is southeast of lake Issyk-Kul. Jengish Chokusu is the 16th most prominent peak on Earth.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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