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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.
The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass. [ 5 ] Mount Elbrus , Europe 's highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus area of Russia . [ 6 ]
The Greater Caucasus [a] [b] is the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains.It stretches for about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) from west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea: from the Western Caucasus in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea and reaching nearly to Baku on the Caspian.
Module:Location map/data/Caucasus mountains is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Caucasus Mountains. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
"Caucasus Mountains" to "Greater Caucasus Mountains" 04:25, 28 July 2016: 1,155 × 898 (5.56 MB) Ketone16 "Caucasus Mountains" to "Greater Caucasus Mountains" 00:57, 26 July 2016: 1,155 × 898 (5.56 MB) Ketone16 "Lesser Caucasus" changed to "Lesser Caucasus Mountains" Added extra labels for the Araxes and Kura rivers. Other minor changes. 03:54 ...
Module:Location map/data/Caucasus mountains; Media in category "Maps of the Caucasus" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
A new drone survey has revealed that a 3000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains is almost “40 times larger” than previously thought, reshaping our understanding of Bronze Age ...
The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia , Georgia , and Azerbaijan , which are sometimes collectively known as the Caucasian States .