Mowdok Mual
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Mowdok Mual or Shaka Haphong is a peak in Bangladesh
, often considered the highest point of this country, with an altitude of 1,052 metres (3,451 ft). It is located on the border between Bangladesh and Burma.
It is not officially the highest peak of Bangladesh, but studying maps and other info and data it is possibly there are no other peak higher than that. Mowdok Mual is locally also known as Saka Haphong or Clan Moy. In February 2006 a GPS reading of 1,064 metres was recorded on this summit by English adventurer Ginge Fullen. The location he recorded, 21°47′11″N 92°36′36″E / 21.78639°N 92.61°E, accurately matches the location given by Russian topographic mapping and SRTM data, although these sources show its height to be slightly lower, at 1,052 metres.
Saka Haphlong is a mountain on the Bangladesh and Myanmar border in Bangladesh. Recently two trekking clubs counted the height of "Saka Haphong" as 3,488 and 3,461 feet respectively. Any of these two figure would make it the highest mountain in Bangladesh exceeding the height of Keokradong
, which is 3,172 feet high.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, often considered the highest point of this country, with an altitude of 1,052 metres (3,451 ft). It is located on the border between Bangladesh and Burma.
It is not officially the highest peak of Bangladesh, but studying maps and other info and data it is possibly there are no other peak higher than that. Mowdok Mual is locally also known as Saka Haphong or Clan Moy. In February 2006 a GPS reading of 1,064 metres was recorded on this summit by English adventurer Ginge Fullen. The location he recorded, 21°47′11″N 92°36′36″E / 21.78639°N 92.61°E, accurately matches the location given by Russian topographic mapping and SRTM data, although these sources show its height to be slightly lower, at 1,052 metres.
Saka Haphlong is a mountain on the Bangladesh and Myanmar border in Bangladesh. Recently two trekking clubs counted the height of "Saka Haphong" as 3,488 and 3,461 feet respectively. Any of these two figure would make it the highest mountain in Bangladesh exceeding the height of Keokradong
Keokradong
Keokradong is the third highest mountain peak located in South-Eastern Bangladesh. It was long claimed as the highest peak there, a mistaken information that still features in respected sources including some Bangladesh textbooks as well as the CIA World Factbook website.-Keokradong:Although it...
, which is 3,172 feet high.
See also
- Geography of BangladeshGeography of BangladeshBangladesh is a low-lying, riverine country located in South Asia with a largely marshy jungle coastline of on the northern littoral of the Bay of Bengal. Formed by a delta plain at the confluence of the Ganges , Brahmaputra , and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries, Bangladesh's alluvial soil is...
- Geography of Burma
- List of countries by highest point
- List of mountains of Bangladesh