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Mount Elbrus [a] is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant volcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest stratovolcano in the supercontinent of Eurasia , as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. [ 7 ]
Elbrus [1] Эльбрус 5642 m 18,510 ft: 4741 m 15,554 ft: 2,470 km 1,535 mi Bokovoy Range Greater Caucasus Kabardino-Balkaria Karachay-Cherkessia: Highest peak of Europe and Russia Dormant stratovolcano: Dykh-Tau [2] Дыхтау 5205 m 17,077 ft: 2002 m
Rank Country Highest point Elevation 1: Russia: Mount Elbrus: 5,642 m (18,510 ft) 2: Georgia: Shkhara [1]: 5,193 m (17,037 ft) 3: Turkey (Eastern Anatolia): Mount ...
Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
Prielbrusye National Park (Russian: Приэльбрусье (национальный парк)) (also, Prielbrus'e, in English, "area by Mount Elbrus") is in the area around Mount Elbrus (also called Prielbrusye in Russian), the highest mountain in Europe at 5,642 meters above sea level. The relative isolation of steep gorges has led to high ...
Mount Elbrus: Caucasus Mountains Russia ... Map of the top 50 by Ken Jones; Lists and/or maps covering all peaks in the world with 1500 m+ prominence. Compiled by ...
Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рия), officially the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, [note 1] [10] [11] [12] is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. As of the 2021 Census , its population was 904,200. [ 13 ]
Mount Elbrus is a dormant stratovolcano, forming part of the Caucasus Mountains, and geographically it is laying entirely in Europe and Russia, 20 km (12 mi) north of the main ridge and watershed of the Greater Caucasus, considered as the one that is forming the limits of Europe, that also forms great part of the length of the border between ...