Kitten Mountain
| Kitten Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,142 m (7,028 ft) |
| Coordinates | 25°48′N 110°20′E / 25.800°N 110.333°ECoordinates: 25°48′N 110°20′E / 25.800°N 110.333°E |
| Geography | |
  Kitten Mountain | |
| Parent range | Yuecheng Mountains, Nan Range |
Kitten Mountain (Chinese: 猫儿山; pinyin: Māo'ér Shān) is a 2,142 metres (7,028 ft) mountain located on the border between Ziyuan County and Xing'an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR) in the People's Republic of China that lies about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the prefecture-level city of Guilin.[1]
Description
The peak lies in the Yuecheng Mountains, part of the Nan Mountains and dates to the Neoproterozoic Era from 1,000 to 541 million years ago.[2] Kitten Mountain is the highest peak in Guangxi and a National Level Nature Reserve.
World War II plane crash
On August 31, 1944 a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the United States Army Air Corps crashed on Kitten Mountain following a bombing raid on Japanese warships off the coast of Taiwan. The ten man crew were listed as missing in action for 52 years until the remains of the aircraft were discovered in 1996 by two local youths searching for medicinal herbs.[3]
References
- ↑ "猫儿山 (Kitten Mountain)" (in Chinese). guilin.net. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ↑ "An Analysis on Property and Dynamics of the Middle Neoproterozoic Sedimentary Basin in the West of South China". Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ↑ "WW II Airmen's Remains Come Home". ABC News Online. August 6, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2013.