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Kachin Hills
Kachin Hills is located in Myanmar
Kachin Hills
Kachin Hills
Highest point
PeakBumhpa Bum
Elevation3,411 m (11,191 ft)
Coordinates26°41′N 97°14′E / 26.683°N 97.233°E / 26.683; 97.233
Geography
CountryBurma
RegionSoutheast Asia
Borders onBurma, Arunachal Pradesh (India),
Tibet and Yunnan (China)
Geology
Type of rockGranite, limestone

The Kachin Hills are a heavily forested group of highlands in the extreme northeastern area of the Kachin State of Burma. It consists of a series of ranges running mostly in a N/S direction, including the Kumon Bum subrange of which the highest peak is Bumhpa Bum with an elevation of 3,411 metres (11,191 ft)[1] one of the ultra prominent peaks of Southeast Asia.

  1. ^ "Bumhpa Bum - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com.

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