Southern Chuja ridge
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| Highest peak | Irbistu ( 3936 m ) | |
| location | Altai Republic ( Russia ) | |
| part of | Altai Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 ′ N , 87 ° 39 ′ E | |
The Southern chuya-comb ( Russian Южно-Чуйский хребет ) is a mountain range in the Russian Republic of Altai in the central Altai Mountains .
The southern Chuja ridge runs in a west-east direction between the river valleys of Karagem and Chaganusun in the north and the Argut and its headwaters Jazator in the south. The mountain range has a length of about 120 km. The highest point is the 3936 m high Irbistu (Ирбисту) peak . The lower slopes are covered by steppe landscape. At higher altitudes, tundra , grassy areas and gravel areas emerge. The summit region is glaciated . The northern mountain slopes and river valleys are forested.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Southern Tschuja-Kamm in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)