Abkhaz mountains
| Abkhaz Mountains - Chchalta Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Shchalizga ( 3026 m ) | |
| location | Abkhazia ( Georgia ) | |
| part of | Greater Caucasus | |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 10 ′ N , 41 ° 30 ′ E | |
The Abkhazian Mountains or Chchalta Mountains ( Russian Абхазский хребет ; Georgian აფხაზეთის ქედი ) is a mountain range in Abkhazia in northwest Georgia .
The mountain range extends over a length of 40 km in a west-east direction south of the western main ridge of the Greater Caucasus . It is delimited to the north and east by the river valleys of the Chchalta and the Kodori . To the west, beyond the 1870 m high Amtkeli pass and the Kelassur river valley further south, the Bsipi mountains join. In the Schchalizga the mountain range reaches a height of 3,026 m . The mountains consist of porphyry from the Jura and mica slate . The rivers Amtkeli and Jampali drain the mountains to the south. The Amtkeli Lake was created by a landslide on October 3, 1891 .
Mountains (selection)
Below are a number of peaks along the main ridge of the Abkhazian Mountains, sorted from west to east:
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- Shchalizga ( 3026 m ) ( ⊙ )
Web links
Topographic maps (1: 100,000):
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article Abkhaz Mountains in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)