Djungarian Alatau
| Djungarian Alatau | ||
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 Twilight in the Djungarian Alatau |
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| Highest peak | Alagordy ( 4622 m ) | |
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Almaty ( Kazakhstan ), Xinjiang ( China ) |
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 3 ′ N , 80 ° 15 ′ E | |
The Djungarian Alatau ( Kazakh Жетісу Алатауы , Russian Джунгарский Алатау ) is a high mountain range up to 4622 m high on the border between Kazakhstan and China .
The Djungarian Alatau runs along the border of Almaty Province (Kazakhstan) and the Xinjiang region (China). It is bordered by the valley of the Ili in the west and the Djungarian gate in the east. North of the Alatau are the Siebenstromland and the Alakölsee , in the south of the Borochoro joins. In the southwest, south of the upper reaches of the Köksu , are the Toqsanbai and Beschintau mountain ranges . The Djungarian Alatau extends over 450 km approximately in an east-northeast-west-southwest direction. Its width varies between 50 and 190 km.
The highest mountain of the Djungarian Alatau is the Alagordy (also Besbakan or Pik Semenov-Tianshanskiy ) ( 4622 m ).
Mountains (selection)
Below is a list of a number of peaks along the main ridge of the Djungarian Alatau, sorted from west to east:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
- Asylbai ( 3587 m ) ( ⊙ ), Kazakhstan
- Alagordy (Besbakan, Pik Semenov-Tianshanskiy) ( 4622 m ) ( ⊙ ), PR China, Kazakhstan
- Baskantau ( 4247 m ) ( ⊙ ), Kazakhstan, PR China
- Chamariga ( 4127 m ) ( ⊙ ), Kazakhstan, PR China
- Saimak ( 4107 m ) ( ⊙ ), Kazakhstan
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topomapper
- ↑ Article Djungarian Alatau in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ peakbagger.com