Southern Altai
| Southern Altai | ||
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| Highest peak | Jagyrtau ( 3871 m ) | |
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East Kazakhstan ( Kazakhstan ), Altai Republic ( Russia ), Altay in Xinjiang ( PR China ) |
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| part of | Altai Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 87 ° 30 ′ E | |
As Southern Altai ( Russian Южный Алтай ) a mountain range in southern will Altai Mountains , respectively.
The mountain range runs in a west-east direction, in the western part in eastern Kazakhstan and in the eastern part along the border between the People's Republic of China and Russia . It has a length of about 125 km. It reaches a maximum height of 3871 m in the Jagyrtau (Джагыртау) . In the west it is continued in Sarymsaqty . In the east it ends at the Tawan Bogd massif . The foothills are between 1400 and 1500 m high and are covered by a steppe landscape. To heights of 2100- 2200 m are found larch forests . The subalpine vegetation zone begins above this . There are several glaciers , including the 5 km long and 19.5 km² large Adachinski Glacier . The mountain range forms the watershed between Akalacha and Buchtarma in the north and Kanas and Aqqaba in the south. The Qaraqaba river valley forms the western border.
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- ↑ a b c d e f Article Southern Altai in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)