Schapshal comb
| Schapshal comb | ||
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| Highest peak | . ( 3507 m ) | |
| location | Altai Republic , Tuva ( Russia ) | |
| part of | Altai Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 37 ' N , 89 ° 38' E | |
| rock | Mica slate | |
The Schapschal-comb ( Russian хребет Шапшальский or short Schapschal Шапшал) is a mountain range along the border of the Russian republics of Altai and Tuva in the northeastern Altai Mountains .
The Schapschal ridge forms the watershed between Tschulyschman (in the catchment area of the Ob ) and Alasch and Chemtschik (in the catchment area of the Yenisei ). The mountain range has a length of about 130 km. The maximum altitude is 3507 m . The mountains consist mainly of crystalline mica slate . The southern part is strongly structured and has an alpine character. The mountain range is only slightly glaciated . Mountain tundra is predominant. There are larch forests in some river valleys .
Web links
- Map of the Russian Altai (project of the TU Dresden)
- Topographic map (middle part)
- Topographic map (southern part)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Schapschal-Kamm in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)