Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 include the Greater Caucasus in the ...
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; Media in category "Maps of the Caucasus" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
"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 ...
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 .
The Geography of the Caucasus mountain ranges and regions of far Eastern Europe and central Western Asia.; The southwestern Russian republics, oblasts, and autonomous regions are in the European North Caucasus (Ciscaucasia) region; and the independent nations - Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia - are in the Asian South Caucasus (Transcaucasia) region.
name = Caucasus Mountains Name used in the default map caption; image = Caucasus topo map-blank.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" x = sin($2/92.433-0.4848)*(1292.56-12.1988*$1)+46.08 An expression to calculate a location on the map via its longitude; evaluates as 0 along the left edge and 100 along the right edge