Mount Bia
Mount Bia, highest peak (9,245 feet [2,818 metres]) in Laos, located among the western spurs of the Annamese Cordillera (Chaîne Annamitique) immediately south of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The massif, which trends northwest-southeast, is isolated from its 8,050–8,500-foot (2,455–2,590-metre) sister peaks by the Ngum River on the west and the Ngiap (Nhiêp) River on the east.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Lorraine Murray.
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Article Title:
Mount Bia
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
30 October 2009
Access Date:
November 13, 2026