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Zhonggar Alataū Range

mountains, Asia
Also known as: Dzungarian Alataū Range

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geography of

    • Kazakstan
      • Altyn-Emel National Park
        In Kazakhstan: Relief

        Another range, the Dzungarian Alatau, penetrates the country to the south of the depression containing Lake Balkhash. The Tien Shan peaks rise along the southern frontier with Kyrgyzstan.

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    • Tien Shan
      • Tien Shan mountain range
        In Tien Shan: Physiography

        …Shan in Kazakhstan forms the Zhonggar (Dzungarian) Alataū Range (14,645 feet [4,464 metres]), which is subject to considerable glacial action. To the south the Ile Alataū (Trans-Ili) Range rises abruptly above the Ili depression to a height of 16,315 feet (4,973 metres). The successive transition of climatic zones, determined by…

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