Cosa è situato nella catena del Caucaso?
Sommario
- Cosa è situato nella catena del Caucaso?
- A quale sistema montuoso appartiene il monte Elbrus?
- What countries are in the Caucasus region?
- When did the Russians first appear in the Caucasus?
- What is the range of the Greater Caucasus?
- What is the difference between the North Caucasus and South Caucasus?
Cosa è situato nella catena del Caucaso?
Il Caucaso maggiore, che si estende tra le città di Soči e Baku, oggi si trova a cavallo del confine politico tra la Russia a nord e la Georgia e l'Azerbaigian a sud, mentre quello minore interessa gli Stati della Georgia, dell'Azerbaijan e dell'Armenia. La catena culmina con il monte Elbrus, 5642 m.
A quale sistema montuoso appartiene il monte Elbrus?
| Elbrus | |
|---|---|
| Altezza | 5 642 m s.l.m. |
| Prominenza | 4 741 m |
| Isolamento | 2 473 km |
| Catena | Catena del Caucaso |
What countries are in the Caucasus region?
- Caucasus, Russian Kavkaz, mountain system and region lying between the Black Sea (west) and the Caspian Sea (east) and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Caucasus Mountains in Russia.© WaD/Shutterstock.com.
When did the Russians first appear in the Caucasus?
- Russians first appeared in the Caucasus region in the 9th century when some Rus’ went down the Volga to trade around the shores of the Caspian Sea. This evolved into two great raids in 9. The last raid seems to have been in 1041. See Caspian expeditions of the Rus'.
What is the range of the Greater Caucasus?
- Physiography. The Greater Caucasus range extends for approximately 750 miles (1,200 km) southeastward across the Caucasian isthmus from the Taman Peninsula, which separates the Black Sea from the Sea of Azov, to the Abşeron Peninsula, which juts into the Caspian Sea east of the oil-rich port of Baku, Azerbaijan.
What is the difference between the North Caucasus and South Caucasus?
- The North Caucasus region is known as the Ciscaucasus, whereas the South Caucasus region is commonly known as the Transcaucasus.
