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Mount Jianglang

Erosional and Karst Formations

Mount Jianglang, also known as Jianglangshan, is a mountain in Jiangshan, Zhejiang province, China, reaching an elevation of 816.8 meters. It is a Danxia landform, a formation of vividly colored, layered red sandstone shaped by erosion, and its three peaks, Lang Feng, Ya Feng and Ling Feng, run north to south in a pattern local tradition reads as river shaped. The mountain was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010 as part of the broader China Danxia designation.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Mount Jianglang

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Mount Jianglang
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1. Wikidata: Mount Jianglang
  • Wikidata Q6112670, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P1435 heritage-designation or P3425 Natura 2000 claim on the formation's own item (w-bbfill-earth2-0926)
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