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Chugoku Mountains

The 1469th highest mountain range in the world

1,729m

Chūgoku Mountains (Chūgoku Sanchi) is a mountain range in the Chūgoku region of western Japan. It runs in an east–west direction and stretches approximately 500 km (311 mi) from Hyōgo Prefecture in the east to the coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture. The range also reaches under the Pacific Ocean. The two tallest mountains in the group are Daisen and Mount Hyōno, which are 1,729 m (5, 673 ft) and 1,510 m (4, 954 ft), respectively. Many other mountains in the range are also over 1,000 m (3, 281 ft), while some of the smaller mountains are less than 500 m (1, 640 ft). Granite is the most common stone found among the mountains, much of which has been exposed through erosion.

Location: Japan.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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