Shiceng Dashan ( simplified Chinese : 十层大山 ; traditional Chinese : 十層大山 ; pinyin : Shícéng Dàshān )( Vietnamese : Khoan La San ) is a mountain at the junction of the borders of Laos , China and Vietnam .
3-507: According to the news report, the three countries have a border dispute in which a pending agreement is on the table. There is a monolith at the top marking the tripoint spot. Its name means "ten layer big mountain". This Chinese location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Vietnam is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Laotian location article
6-432: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Monolith A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock, such as some mountains . Erosion usually exposes the geological formations, which are often made of very hard and solid igneous or metamorphic rock . Some monoliths are volcanic plugs , solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano . In architecture,
9-485: The term has considerable overlap with megalith , which is normally used for prehistory , and may be used in the contexts of rock-cut architecture that remains attached to solid rock, as in monolithic church , or for exceptionally large stones such as obelisks , statues, monolithic columns or large architraves , that may have been moved a considerable distance after quarrying. It may also be used of large glacial erratics moved by natural forces. The word derives, via
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