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Highest peak of Europe and Russia Dormant stratovolcano: Dykh-Tau [2] Дыхтау 5205 m 17,077 ft: 2002 m 6,568 ft: 63.4 km 39.4 mi Bokovoy Range Greater Caucasus Kabardino-Balkaria: Second highest peak of Russia Koshtan-Tau [3] Коштантау 5152 m 16,903 ft
Forty of Russia's rivers longer than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) are east of the Ural Mountains, including the three major rivers that drain Siberia as they flow northward to the Arctic Ocean: the Irtysh-Ob system (totaling 5,380 kilometres or 3,340 miles), the Yenisey (5,075 kilometres or 3,153 miles), and the Lena (4,294 kilometres or 2,668 ...
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Russia" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abakan Range;
Some historians believe that the Altai mountain region may have been the location where skiing was born, however this remains disputed. Evidence to support the claims includes several cave petroglyphs within the Altai Mountains in modern China that depict human figures on skis that are chasing after an ibex. According to a study published by ...
Topographic map of Russia. The Great Russian Regions are eight geomorphological regions of the Russian Federation displaying characteristic forms of relief. Seven of them are parts of Siberia, located east of the Ural Mountains. [1]
The mountain ridges, elongated from north to south, effectively absorb sunlight thereby increasing the temperature. The areas west of the Ural Mountains are 1–2 °C (1.8–3.6 °F) warmer in winter than the eastern regions because the former are warmed by Atlantic winds whereas the eastern slopes are chilled by Siberian air masses.
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
Mountain ranges of Russia (16 C, 92 P) K. Mountains of the Kuril Islands (6 C, 26 P) M. Highest points of Russian federal subjects (37 P) Mountains of the Kamchatka ...