East Asia

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East Asia

  1. The eastern part of Asia inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
    • 1981 April, Michael R. Kelsey, “Asia”, in Climbers and Hikers Guide to the World's Mountains (Including 318 Maps), 1st edition, Springville, Utah: Kelsey Publishing Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258:
      Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan.

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