Bsipi Mountains
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| Highest peak | Chimsa ( 3033 m ) | |
| location | Abkhazia ( Georgia ) | |
| part of | Greater Caucasus | |
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 18 ′ N , 40 ° 55 ′ E | |
| rock | limestone | |
The Bsipi Mountains ( Russian Бзыбский хребет ; Georgian ბზიფის ქედი ; Abkhazian Агеишьха ) is a mountain range in Abkhazia in northwest Georgia .
The mountain range extends over a length of 50 km in a west-east direction south of the western main ridge of the Greater Caucasus . It is delimited to the north and west by the river valley of the Bsipi . The Abkhaz Mountains join in the east . The Black Sea coast with the coastal cities of Gudauta and Sochumi runs south . The rivers Chypsta , Aapsta , Sapadnaja Gumista , Vostochnaja Gumista and Kelassur drain the mountains to the south. The Bsipi Mountains reach a maximum height of 3033 in the Chimsam . The mountains consist mainly of limestone . A ramified karst system is located in the Bsipi Mountains. The slopes are covered by deciduous deciduous forest and conifers . Alpine vegetation grows in the summit region.
Mountains (selection)
Below are a number of peaks along the main ridge of the Bsipi Mountains, sorted from west to east:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Web links
Topographic maps (1: 100,000):
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Bsipi Mountains in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)