Terskey Alatau
Teskey Ala-Too | |
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Тескей Ала-Тоо | |
Terskey Alatau range seen from across Issyk Kul Lake | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Karakol Peak |
Elevation | 5,216 m (17,113 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°ECoordinates: 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 |
Geography | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
State/Province | Issyk Kul Province |
The Teskey Ala-Too or Terskey Ala-Too (Kyrgyz: Тескей Ала-Тоосу, [teskéj ɑlɑtoːsú]) 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 the highest peak is Karakol Peak (5,216 m).[1] Another high peak is Boris Yeltsin Peak (5,168 m).
Geology
Terskey Ala-Too is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.
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