The famous Caucasus Mountains. Visit the Caucasus Mountains.
The Caucasus Mountains are the most important natural monument in all of Europe. The peaks of the mountains are covered with eternal snow and glaciers, of which there are about eight hundred. Thanks to all this, the Caucasus Mountains are especially beautiful landscapes, landscapes that are definitely worth seeing.
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The Caucasus Mountains are a young mountain system of the sublatitudinal direction, extending for 1100 kilometers from the Black to the Caspian Seas. The maximum height of the Caucasus Mountains - 5642 m above sea level - is recorded on Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria.
The Caucasus Mountains are one of the most important geographical objects in Europe, causing many geographical processes in the Caucasus. They have significant barrier features (both natural and political). They separate from each other: the temperate and subtropical zones; the river basins of the Azov, Black and Caspian Seas; the North and South Caucasus; Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
The central and oldest part of the Caucasus Mountains was formed from granite and crystalline slabs that are 600 million years old. In their western and eastern parts, the geological structure is simpler, which is associated with the development of ridges. With a decrease in height, the age of the constituent rocks also decreases. Rocks formed 200-130 and 130-70 million years ago, that is, in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, respectively, are found at an average altitude; rocks formed 70-30 million years ago (in the Paleogene period) are found in the low part of the mountains and in the foothills.
The process of formation of mountains in the Caucasus continues. High-amplitude earthquakes often occur here, confirming the intensity of the formation of mountains at the present time. It has been established that the Caucasus Mountains rise by 10 mm annually, which is quite a large indicator.
The peaks of the Caucasus Mountains are covered with eternal glaciers and snow. There are about 800 glaciers with a total area of more than 550 km2. These indicators are close to the Eastern Alps, that is, the glaciers of France and Georgia occupy almost the same area.
The Caucasus Mountains are distinguished by spectacular landscapes, landscape, biological and ethnic diversity. There are several historical and geographical provinces located here, with a unique culture and a peculiar economic way of life. The highest settlement in Europe , the village , is located in the Caucasus Mountains Ushguli.
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тяженность гор1100 км .старой части гор 600 миллионов лет.От всех этих показателей уже дух захватывает,а побывать там и увидеть своими
глазами всю мощь и красоту,наверное сердце от восторга выскочит.Кавказские горы не зря манят туристов со всего мира посмотреть,испы-
тать адреналин на горных спусках.Теперь у меня появилась мечта,увидеть Кавказские горы и надышаться кристально чистым горным возду-
хом,а ещё бы я хотела побывать в деревне Ушгули,увидеть своими глазами неповторимую красоту Кавказских гор.