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were populated by ethnic minorities who were not Vietnamese during the beginning of the 20th century. The demographics were drastically transformed with the colonization of 6 million settlers from 1976 to the 1990s, which led to ethnic Vietnamese Kinh outnumbering the native ethnic groups in the
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before descending to the banks of the Mekong. The range itself has three main plateaus, from north to south: Phouane Plateau, Nakai Plateau and
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is located) lie east of the divide. Most of Vietnam lies east of the divide, although Vietnam's
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Landscape south of the Annamite Mountain Range near Hoi Yen, Quảng Nam Province, Việt Nam
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The Annamite Range runs parallel to the Vietnamese coast, in a gentle curve which
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Laos lies mostly within the Mekong basin, west of the divide, although most of
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The highest points of the range are the 2,819 m (9,249 ft)-high
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The range is home to rare creatures such as the recently discovered
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Paleoanthropology in mainland Southeast Asia; Tam Hang, Laos
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The mountain range is also referred to variously as the
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BBC In Pictures: Uncovering Viet Nam's secret wildlife
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Most of the highlands like the Annamite Range and the
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Trường Sơn Mountains

Phou Bia
Coordinates
18°35′30″N 103°48′0″E / 18.59167°N 103.80000°E / 18.59167; 103.80000

Age of rock
Triassic

Hương Sơn District
Hà Tĩnh Province

French
Lao
Vietnamese
mountain range
Indochina
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
Phou Bia
Phu Xai Lai Leng
Ngọc Linh
Triassic
mountain passes
Mụ Giạ Pass
divides
basin
Mekong River
coastal plain

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