Baisuntau
| Baisuntau | ||
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| Highest peak | Xoʻjapiryox togʻi ( 4424 m ) | |
| location | Uzbekistan | |
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 42 ′ N , 67 ° 29 ′ E | |
| rock | Limestone , sandstone , slate clay | |
The mountain range Baisuntau ( Uzbek Boysuntogʻ ; Russian Байсунтау ) includes the southwestern foothills of the Hissar Mountains in southeast Uzbekistan . The Köýtendag joins the south-western end of the mountain range.
The Baisuntau extends over a length of about 150 km in a northeast-southwest direction. Its maximum height is 4424 m . Several left tributaries of the Qashqadaryo , including the Oqsuv , arise on the north-west or north flank of the mountain range. The southeast flank is drained by the Surxondaryo river system.
The mountains consist of limestone , sandstone and shale . Semi-desert-like vegetation grows on lower slopes . Above it you can find juniper and alpine grass areas.
In the extreme south of the mountain range is the Teschik Tash Cave , an archaeological site. Other important caves are Boi-Bulok (14.2 km long, 1415 m deep), Festivalnaya-Ledopadnaya (16 km long, 625 m deep) and Dark Star (9.5 km long, 858 m deep).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Baisuntau in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ Evgenii Tsurikhin, Sebastian Breitenbach, Vadim Loginov, Antonina Votintseva: The Dark Star of Baisun-tau: a history of cave exploration in Southern Uzbekistan, 1990-2013. Cave and Karst Science 03/2014; 41 (1): 36-41
- ↑ Mark M. Synnott: Is This the Underground Everest? Far beneath a remote mountain range in Uzbekistan, explorers are delving into a labyrinth that could be the world's deepest cave. ( en ) National Geographic Society . March 2017 issue. Retrieved March 1, 2017.