Kuznetsk Alatau
| Kuznetsk Alatau | |
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| Кузнецкий Алатау | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Staraya Krepost |
| Elevation | 2,217 m (7,274 ft) |
| Coordinates | 53°51′34″N 89°18′01″E / 53.85944°N 89.30028°E[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 300 km (190 mi) SW / NE |
| Width | 150 km (93 mi) |
| Geography | |
  Kuznetsk Alatau Location in Khakassia  Kuznetsk Alatau Kuznetsk Alatau (Kemerovo Oblast)  Kuznetsk Alatau Kuznetsk Alatau (Russia) | |
| Country | South Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Proterozoic, Lower Paleozoic |
| Type of rock | Gabbro, diorite, granite and syenite intrusive rocks |
Kuznetsk Alatau (
Siberian Railway skirts the northern limit of the range.[2]
Geography
The Kuznetsk Alatau consists of several ridges of medium height stretching for about 300 kilometres (186 mi) between the
Yenisei. The mountains have generally a smooth outline with rather steep western slopes and gentler eastern ones.[3][2]
The range is composed mainly of metamorphic rocks rich in iron, manganese, nephelines, and gold.
Flora
The
Gornaya Shoriya is remarkable for the Siberian lime-tree woods which are thought to be the relics of a pre-Pleistocene nemoral vegetation of Siberia. All over the upland, the forest openings are occupied by long forb forest meadows.[3]
See also
- Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed in into the Kuznetsk Alatau
- Kuznetsk Alatau Nature Reserve
- Geography of South-Central Siberia
Siberia portal
References
- ^ "Staraya Krepost". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ a b "Кузнецкий Алатау" [Kuznetsky Alatau]. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-20 – via bse.sci-lib.com.
- ^ a b "A geographic sketch, the text from Korshunov & Gorbunov (1995)". pisum.icgbio.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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