Range

Caucasus Mountains

Region(s):
Europe, Russia: (Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Parent Range:
Max. Elevation: 5 642 m / 18 511 ft
Geology: Tectonic, Volcanic
Average Length: N/D
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Image of Caucasus Mountains
Credit: NASA

Overview

Range Name(s):
Caucasus Mountains
Max. Elevation:
5 642 m / 18 511 ft
Region(s):
Europe
Location:
Europe, Russia: (Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
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Mountaineering, Hiking, Backcountry Skiing
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Tectonic, Volcanic
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Location

Europe, Russia: (Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
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    The main Caucasus range is often considered part of the boundary that separates the state of mind that is Europe from that of Asia, despite aspirations of people to the south to be a part of Europe. The highest peak is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 meters), making it the highest in Europe; other prominent summits include Kazbek (Qazbegi) in Georgia at 16,558 feet (5,047 meters). The lands to the south are protected by the barrier they form against the cold northern winds, to the point that lands along the Black Sea coast, although at latitudes above 40º N, possess a subtropical climate.
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    The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and Lesser Caucasus in the south. The Greater Caucasus runs west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Caucasian Natural Reserve in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea nearly to Baku on the Caspian Sea. The Lesser Caucasus runs parallel to the Greater about 100 km (62 mi) south.[1] Between the Greater and Lesser Caucasus ranges are connected by the Likhi Range, and to the west and east of the Likhi Range lie the Colchis Plain and the Kur-Araz Lowland. The Meskheti Range is a part of the Lesser Caucasus system. In the southeast the Aras River separates the Lesser Caucasus from the Talysh Mountains which straddle the border of southeastern Azerbaijan and Iran. The Lesser Caucasus and the Armenian Highland constitute the Transcaucasian Highland, which at their western end converge with the highland plateau of Eastern Anatolia in the far north east of Turkey. The highest peak in the Caucasus range is Mount Elbrus in the Greater Caucasus, which rises to a height of 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
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    The Caucasus Mountains are located in the middle of the Eurasian plate between Europe and Asia. Because the plate is geologically stable in this region, it is hard to determine the exact course of the continental borderline. Therefore, throughout history the borderline has changed from one place to another. The ancient Greeks saw the Bosporus and the Caucasus Mountains as the border of Europe. Later this view changed several times for political reasons. In the Migration Period and the Middle Ages, the Bosporus and the river Don divided the two continents.
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    Mountains near Sochi hosted part of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

     

    Europe's highest mountain is Mount Elbrus 5,642 m (18,510 ft) in the Caucasus Mountains.

     

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Last update: Anastasia Pivnyuk (14 Nov 2016) • History
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