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The Sayan Mountains lie between northwestern Mongolia and southern Siberia. The Altai-Sayan has a total area of 1,065,000 square kilometers. Its area belongs to the territory of Russia (62%), Mongolia (29%), Kazakhstan (5%) and China (4%). [2]: 233. Part or all of the Russian oblasts of Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, and Irkutsk; the Krais of Altai and ...
The Altai Mountains (/ ɑːlˈtaɪ /), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters. The massif merges with the Sayan Mountains in the northeast, and gradually becomes lower in the southeast, where it ...
Designated. 2016 (40th session) Reference no. 1490. Region. Asia. The Tian Shan, [note 1] also known as the Tengri Tagh[1] or Tengir-Too, [2] meaning the "Mountains of God/Heaven", is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia. The highest peak is at the Jengish Chokusu at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft) high.
The Ural Mountains (/ ˈjʊərəl / YOOR-əl), [a] or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through the Russian Federation, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan. [1] The mountain range forms part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe ...
Khan Tengri is the highest point in Kazakhstan and third-highest peak in Kyrgyzstan, after Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m) and Avicenna Peak (7,134 m). It is also the world's most northern 7,000-metre peak, notable because peaks of high latitude have a shorter climbing season, generally more severe weather and thinner air.
Karatau Mountains. Katutau mountains. Khantau. Küngöy Ala-Too Range. Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range.
Geography of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is located in Central Asia, with a small portion in Eastern Europe. [1] With an area of about 2,724,900 square kilometers (1,052,100 sq mi) Kazakhstan is more than twice the combined size of the other four Central Asian states and 60% larger than Alaska. The country borders Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and ...
Bektauata. Bektauata (Kazakh: Бектауата) is a mountain range in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. [1] Balkhash City is located less than 70 kilometers (43 mi) to the south of the range and the M36 Highway passes to the west of it. [2] The range is part of the Bektauata State Zoological Nature Sanctuary, a IUCN Category IV ...