Terskey Alatoo
| Teskey Alatoo | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
  Teskey Alatoo | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
The Teskey Alatoo (Kyrgyz: Тескей Алатоо, IPA: [tʰĕskéɪ̯ ɑ̀ɫɑtʰóː]),[1] often still known by its Russian name Terskey Alatau (Терскей-Алатау),[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 Alatoo is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.
References
- ^ 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) - ^ Терскей-Алатау in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) – via Great Scientific Library
- ^ 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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