Kurai comb
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| Highest peak | . ( 3412 m ) | |
| location | Altai Republic ( Russia ) | |
| part of | Altai Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 9 ′ N , 88 ° 26 ′ E | |
| rock | metamorphic rock | |
The Kuray Mountains ( Russian Курайский хребет ) located in the eastern Altai Mountains in the Russian Altai Republic .
The Kurai ridge runs in WNW-OSE direction between the rivers of Bashkaus in the north and Tschuja in the south. It has a length of about 140 km and a maximum height of 3412 m . The Kurai steppe extends on the southern flank and further east the Chuja steppe . The mountains consist of metamorphic rock . There is a continental climate on the southern slopes . Subalpine flora and larch forests thrive on the lower northern slopes . The southern slopes are covered by a steppe landscape.
Web links
Commons : Kurai Comb - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Kurai comb in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)