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Principal mountain range on Taiwan Island
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The Central Mountains is a mountain range that runs from the south of the island to near Taipei in the north.
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Puli (埔里; Pùlǐ) is a town in Nantou County at the geographic centre of Taiwan.
Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area (日月潭國家風景區; rìyuètán) is in Nantou County of Taiwan.
Alishan National Scenic Area (阿里山國家風景區 Ālǐshān guójiā fēngjǐng qū) is a national park in Chiayi County, southern Taiwan. Located high up in Taiwan's mountainous spine, Alishan — "Mount Ali" — is Taiwan's most-visited national park.
Yushan (玉山 Yùshān), also known as Jade Mountain or Mt. Jade, at 3952m, is the highest mountain in Taiwan.
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