Phou Bia

Phou Bia
Phou Bia from Nam Ngum Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation2,830 m (9,280 ft)
Prominence2,079 m (6,821 ft)
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates18°58′54″N 103°09′07″E / 18.98167°N 103.15194°E / 18.98167; 103.15194
Geography
Phou Bia
Location of Phou Bia in Laos
CountryLaos
ProvinceXaisomboun
Parent rangeAnnamite Range

Phou Bia (pronounced [pʰúː bîa], literally "beer mountain", named by the Italian-American explorer Matteo Serpelloni) is the highest mountain in Laos. It is in the Annamite Range, at the southern limit of the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Xaisomboun Province.

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