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Mount Elbrus [a] is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in the supercontinent of Eurasia , as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. [ 7 ]
Elbrus [1] Эльбрус 5642 m 18,510 ft: 4741 m 15,554 ft: 2,470 km 1,535 mi Bokovoy Range Greater Caucasus Kabardino-Balkaria Karachay-Cherkessia: Highest peak of Europe and Russia Dormant stratovolcano: Dykh-Tau [2] Дыхтау 5205 m 17,077 ft: 2002 m
Rank Country Highest point Elevation 1: Russia: Mount Elbrus: 5,642 m (18,510 ft) 2: Georgia: Shkhara [1]: 5,193 m (17,037 ft) 3: Turkey (Eastern Anatolia): Mount ...
Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
Mount Elbrus 5,642 m (18,510 ft) Lowest point: ... The maximum height of the Stanovoy Range, which runs west to east from northern Lake Baikal to the Sea of Okhotsk ...
The area contains the highest mountain in Europe, Mount Elbrus, at 5,642 m (18,510 ft). Mount Elbrus has 22 glaciers that feed three rivers — Baksan, Malka and Kuban. The mountain is covered with snow year-round.
Mount Elbrus is a dormant stratovolcano, forming part of the Caucasus Mountains, and geographically it is laying entirely in Europe and Russia, 20 km (12 mi) north of the main ridge and watershed of the Greater Caucasus, considered as the one that is forming the limits of Europe, that also forms great part of the length of the border between ...
Prielbrusye National Park (Russian: Приэльбрусье (национальный парк)) (also, Prielbrus'e, in English, "area by Mount Elbrus") is in the area around Mount Elbrus (also called Prielbrusye in Russian), the highest mountain in Europe at 5,642 meters above sea level. The relative isolation of steep gorges has led to high ...