Zhonggar Alataū Range | mountains, Asia | Britannica (original) (raw)

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• Kazakstan
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    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
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    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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