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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 ...
Coordinates: 49°N 89°E. Map of the Altai mountain range. 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 ...
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 ...
Name Country 'Approx. length (km) Highest mountain 'Max height (m) Al Hajar Mountains: Oman, United Arab Emirates: 500: Jebel Shams: 3,009 [1]: Alagalla Mountain Range (Potato Range) Sri Lanka
Karatau Mountains. Katutau mountains. Khantau. Küngöy Ala-Too Range. Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range.
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 Mugalzhar has a length of about 200 kilometers (120 mi) with a width of 30 kilometers (19 mi). It stretches from the Or River (река Орь) as a narrow range that further south splits in two: the Eastern Mugalzhar and Western Mugalzhar. The highest point is 657 meters (2,156 ft) high Mount Ulken Baktybay (Boktybay [ru]), rising in the ...
Metamorphic rock, granite. The Ayr Mountains (Kazakh: Айыр тауы; ‹See Tfd› Russian: Горы Айыр) are a mountain range in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. [2] The Pavlodar Region border stretches at the feet of the northern slopes of the range. [3] The Zhosaly Sanatorium is located on the northwestern side of ...