Arakan Mountains

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The Arakan Mountains are a rugged coastal mountain range in western Myanmar that form a natural barrier between the country’s central plains and the Bay of Bengal.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
affects rainfall distribution in Myanmar
alsoKnownAs Rakhine Yoma
borders Bay of Bengal
climateInfluence blocks moisture from Bay of Bengal
contains Nat Ma Taung National Park
country Myanmar
ecoregion tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
elevation 3053 m
extendsFrom Chittagong Hill Tracts region
extendsTo southwestern Myanmar
forms natural barrier
geologicalProvince Indo-Australian Plate margin
geologicalType fold mountains
hasFeature deep valleys
steep slopes
hasTerrain rugged
highestPoint Mount Victoria
influences transport routes between central Myanmar and coast
languageVariantName Arakan Yoma
locatedIn Arakan Mountains
Arakan Mountains
western Myanmar
locatedOn Asia
orientation north–south
partOf Indo-Burman ranges
region Southeast Asia
runsThrough Chin State
Rakhine State
separates Bay of Bengal
Irrawaddy River basin from coastal strip
central plains of Myanmar


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