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The Teskei Alatoo (Kyrgyz: Тескей Алатоо[1] [tʰescʰéj ɑ̀ɫɑtʰɔ́ː]), usually still known in English by its Russian name Terskey Alatau (/tɜːrˈskeɪ ələˈtaʊ/; Russian: Терскей-Алатау[2] [tʲɪrˈskʲej əɫɐˈtaʊ]), 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).
Teskey Alatoo | |
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Terskey Alatau | |
![]() Teskey Alatoo range seen from across Issyk Kul | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Karakol Peak |
Elevation | 5,216 m (17,113 ft) |
Coordinates | 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 Алатоо (Kyrgyz) |
Geography | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
Geology
editTeskey Alatoo is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.
References
edit- ^ a b "Тескей Алатоо" [Teskey Alatoo] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. pp. 71–72.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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
edit- Media related to Terskey Alatau at Wikimedia Commons