Greater Caucasus

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The Greater Caucasus is a major mountain range in Eurasia stretching between the Black and Caspian Seas, forming part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
borders North Caucasus
Transcaucasia
linked to: South Caucasus
climate varies from humid on western slopes to more continental in the east
contains Central Caucasus
Eastern Caucasus
Western Caucasus
continent Eurasia
countryOfHighestPoint Russia
culturalSignificance traditional boundary between Slavic north and Transcaucasian south
drainageTo Black Sea basin
Caspian Sea basin
extendsFrom Black Sea
extendsTo Caspian Sea
feature deep river gorges
glaciated peaks
high mountain passes
formsBoundaryBetween Europe and Asia
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geology folded mountain belt
hasEcosystem alpine meadows
subalpine forests
hasLanguageDiversity numerous indigenous Caucasian languages
hasMajorPass Darial Pass
Mamison Pass
Roki Tunnel area
highestPoint Mount Elbrus
knownFor biodiversity
mountaineering
skiing
locatedIn Azerbaijan
Caucasus region
Georgia
Russia
orientation northwest–southeast
orogeny Alpine orogeny
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
passesThrough Chechnya
Dagestan
Ingushetia
Kabardino-Balkaria
Karachay-Cherkessia
Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED
North Ossetia–Alania
linked to: North Ossetia
relativeLocation north of Lesser Caucasus
north of Transcaucasian Depression
separates Asia
Europe

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Ambrolauri nearMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Tsageri hasNearbyMountainousArea Greater Caucasus
Akhmeta locatedNear Greater Caucasus foothills
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Akhmeta locatedInMountainSystem Greater Caucasus
Ingush traditionalTerritory Ingushetia highlands
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Upper Svaneti partOf Greater Caucasus
Ushguli viewOf Greater Caucasus range
subject linked to: village of Ushguli
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Tetnuldi ski resort partOf Greater Caucasus
Terek River sourceLocation Greater Caucasus
Kazbegi Municipality locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Georgian Military Highway passesThrough Greater Caucasus
Mount Kazbek locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Mount Kazbek mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Eastern Caucasus borderedBy Western Caucasus
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Egrisi Range partOf Greater Caucasus orogenic system
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Mtiuleti partOf Greater Caucasus
Stepantsminda locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Mount Ushba partOf Greater Caucasus
Dusheti locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus region
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Khevsureti locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Tskhinvali nearMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Mount Tetnuldi locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Mount Tetnuldi partOf Central Greater Caucasus
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Mount Tetnuldi belongsTo Greater Caucasus watershed
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Khevi locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Ossetia mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Republic of Dagestan mountainRange Greater Caucasus
subject linked to: Russian Federation (Dagestan)
Sighnaghi hasViewOf Greater Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Mount Tebulosmta locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Mount Tebulosmta partOf Greater Caucasus Range
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Mount Tebulosmta mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Shkhara locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Shkhara locatedIn Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Shkhara mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Shkhara belongsTo Greater Caucasus watershed ridge
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Gombori Range partOf Greater Caucasus foothills
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Gombori Range locatedNear Greater Caucasus Range
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Quba Uyezd terrainFeature Greater Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Zaqatala District locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Balakan District locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Balakan District hasGeographicalFeature foothills of the Greater Caucasus
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Kvareli Lake near Greater Caucasus foothills
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Yessentuki hasNearbyMountainRegion Greater Caucasus
Sulak River locatedIn Dagestan Mountains
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Dykh-Tau locatedIn Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Dykh-Tau locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Dykh-Tau partOf Caucasus range
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Dykh-Tau mountainRange Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Greater Caucasus
Samur River sourceLocation Greater Caucasus