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Caucasus Mountains
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The Caucasus mountain system stretches for 550 miles between the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, forming a natural southern barrier between Asia and Europe. To the north are the plains of Russia. To the south are the mountainous regions of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Though comparable in character to the European Alps, the Caucasus are considerably higher, averaging 6,000 - 9,000 feet and rising to 18,481 in Mount Elbrus.
The Caucasus consists of a number of short ridges, some parallel, and some curved horse-shoe ridges whose rocky peaks enclose great glacier-filled basins. The backbone of the system is a long narrow crest that is only crossed by four major passes.
Caucasus weather is generally precipitous and seldom settled, particularly in the west, where the climate is strongly affected by the Black Sea.
The Caucasus is comprised of three primary regions: the Central, Western, and Eastern Caucasus.
Peaks of Caucasus Mountains
Check out any of the following peaks for additional information:
- Ailama - 14918 ft./4547 m.
- Babis Mta - 14613 ft./4454 m.
- Bazarduzu - 14652 ft./4466 m.
- Chanchakhi - 14639 ft./4462 m.
- Chatini - 14475 ft./4412 m.
- Dombai-Ulgen - 13274 ft./4046 m.
- Dykh-Tau - 17074 ft./5204 m.
- Gistola - 15945 ft./4860 m.
- Gumatchi - 12500 ft./3810 m.
- Itkol Peak - 11585 ft./3531 m.
- Kazbek - 16558 ft./5047 m.
- Koshtan-Tau - 16877 ft./5144 m.
- Maliy Donguzorun - 12339 ft./3761 m.
- Mount Elbrus - 18510 ft./5642 m.
- Shan - 14603 ft./4451 m.
- Shavi Klde - 9350 ft./2850 m.
- Shkhara - 17060 ft./5200 m.
- Shkhelda - 14331 ft./4368 m.
- Shota Rustaveli Peak - 16273 ft./4960 m.
- Suatisi - 14652 ft./4466 m.
- Tebulo - 14747 ft./4495 m.
- Terskol - 12795 ft./3900 m.
- Tetnuldi - 15922 ft./4853 m.
- Ushba - 15453 ft./4710 m.
- VIA-tau - 12533 ft./3820 m.
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