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Terskey Alatoo

Coordinates: 42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°E / 42.167; 78.467
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Teskey Alatoo
Terskey Alatau
Teskey Alatoo range seen from across Issyk Kul
Highest point
PeakKarakol Peak
Elevation5,216 m (17,113 ft)
Coordinates42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°E / 42.167; 78.467
Dimensions
Length354 km (220 mi) E-W
Width40 km (25 mi) N-S
Naming
Native nameТескей Алатоо (Kyrgyz)
Geography
Teskey Alatoo is located in Kyrgyzstan
Teskey Alatoo
Teskey Alatoo
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionIssyk-Kul Region

The Teskey Alatoo (Kyrgyz: Тескей Алатоо, Teskey Alatoo,[1] [teskej ɑɫɑtóː]), usually still known in English by its Russian name Terskey Alatau (Терскей-Алатау, 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

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Teskey Alatoo is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.

Broken Heart Rock, in the Jeti-Ögüz Valley in the Teskey Alatoo

References

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  1. ^ a b "Тескей Алатоо" [Teskey Alatoo] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. pp. 71–72.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Терскей-Алатау in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
  3. ^ 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.
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