Ulutau
| Ulutau | ||
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| Highest peak | . ( 1133 m ) | |
| location | Ulytau in Karagandy ( Kazakhstan ) | |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 39 ′ N , 66 ° 57 ′ E | |
The Ulutau ( Kazakh Ұлытау "big mountains"; Russian Улутау ) is a low mountain range in Kazakhstan .
It is located west of the city of Sheqasghan in the center of the country and runs in a north-south direction. In older literature it is referred to as the Guberlin Mountains .
To the south the mountains merge into the Hungersteppe , to the west into the Turgaisenke . Occasionally the Ulutau is counted to the Kazakh threshold , which is located to the east, but with which the Ulutau has no visible connection above ground.
The highest mountain is the Ulutau of the same name with 1133 m . The mountain range consists mainly of granite .
The Ulutau area is rich in various mineral resources that are smelted in Sheqasghan. Deposits of copper and gold in particular are worth mining .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulutau . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 18 . Altenburg 1864, p. 146 ( zeno.org ).
- ↑ a b Article Ulutau in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)