Sema comb
| Sema comb | ||
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 View of the Sema ridge |
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| Highest peak | Sarlyk ( 2506 m ) | |
| location | Altai Republic ( Russia ) | |
| part of | Altai Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 5 ' N , 85 ° 44' E | |
| rock | Metamorphic rock | |
The Sema-comb ( Russian Семинский хребет , Seminski Chrebet ) is a mountain range in the Russian Republic of Altai in the northwestern Altai Mountains .
The Sema ridge extends from the left bank of the Katun river in a westerly direction. To the south the mountains are drained by the Ursul . The rivers Sema and Pestschanaja arise on its northern flank . The mountain range has a length of about 120 km. The highest point is the 2506 m high Sarlyk (Сарлык). The mountains consist mainly of metamorphic rock . The mountain slopes are covered by forests consisting of larches , firs and Siberian stone pines . In the southern high altitudes there is scree tundra. The important connecting road R256 (formerly M52) runs over the 1894 m high Sema Pass .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Sema-Kamm in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)