Terskey Ala-too
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Terskey Ala-Too | |
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![]() Terskey Ala-too range seen from across Issyk Kul Lake | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Karakol Peak |
Elevation | 5,216 m (17,113 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°ECoordinates: 42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 354 km (220 mi) E-W |
Width | 40 km (25 mi) N-S |
Naming | |
Native name | Тескей Ала-Тоо (Kyrgyz) |
Geography | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
The Terskey Ala-Too (Kyrgyz: Тескей Ала-Тоо, romanized: Teskey Ala-Too,[1] [teskej ɑɫɑtóː], Russian: Терскей-Алатау, romanized: Terskey-Alatau)[2] is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk-Kul, from the river Joon-Aryk near Kochkor in the west to the far northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan. The length of the range is 354 km and its width is 40 km. Its highest peak is Karakol Peak (5,216 m).[1][3] Another high peak is Boris Yeltsin Peak (5,168 m).
Geology
Teskey Ala-Too is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Kyrgyzstan_Canyons_Dzhety_Oguz_001.jpg/300px-Kyrgyzstan_Canyons_Dzhety_Oguz_001.jpg)
Broken Heart Rock, in the Jeti-Ögüz Valley in the Terskey Ala-Too
References
- ^ a b "Тескей Алатоо" [Teskey Alatoo] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 71–72.
- ^ Терскей-Алатау in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
- ^ Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
External links
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