Gobi Altai Mountains | mountains, Mongolia | Britannica (original) (raw)

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geography of Mongolia

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  In Mongolia: The mountains
  …the Mongolian Altai are the Gobi Altai Mountains (Govi Altain Nuruu), a lesser range of denuded hills that lose themselves in the expanses of the Gobi.
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physiography of Altai Mountains

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  In Altai Mountains
  …Altai) and the Mongolian and Gobi Altai. A peak in the Altai proper, Belukha—at an elevation of 14,783 feet (4,506 metres)—is the range’s highest point. In the past these mountains were remote and sparsely populated; but in the 20th century they were opened to extensive resource exploitation, and the ancient…
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