A report on Phou Bia
Highest mountain in Laos.
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Laos
4 linksSocialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
Socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
Its thickly forested landscape consists mostly of rugged mountains, the highest of which is Phou Bia at 2818 m, with some plains and plateaus.
Xiangkhouang
3 linksProvince of Laos on the Xiangkhoang Plateau, in the nation's northeast.
Province of Laos on the Xiangkhoang Plateau, in the nation's northeast.
The plateau is characterized by rolling hills and grassland whose elevation averages 1300 m. The country's highest peak, Phou Bia (2820 m), rises at the south side of the plateau.
Xiangkhoang Plateau
2 linksPlateau in the north of Laos.
Plateau in the north of Laos.
The highest mountain of Laos, Phou Bia, is located to the south of the Xiangkhoang.
Annamite Range
1 linksMajor mountain range of eastern Indochina, extending approximately 1100 km through Laos, Vietnam, and a small area in northeast Cambodia.
Major mountain range of eastern Indochina, extending approximately 1100 km through Laos, Vietnam, and a small area in northeast Cambodia.
The highest points of the range are the 2819 m-high Phou Bia, the 2720 m-high Phu Xai Lai Leng and the 2598 m-high Ngọc Linh (Ngoc Pan).
Xaisomboun province
3 linksMountainous province in central Laos, between Vientiane province and Xiangkhouang province.
Mountainous province in central Laos, between Vientiane province and Xiangkhouang province.
To the northeast of the town of Xaisomboun in neighbouring Xiangkhouang province is Phou Bia Mountain—at 2,819 m (9,249 ft) the highest point in Laos.
Anouvong district
1 linksCapital of Xaisomboun province.
Capital of Xaisomboun province.
In 2021, Xaisomboun province officials announced the development of Phou Bia Mountain as a "sustainable development tourism site", valued at some US$500 million.