49°N 89°E / 49°N 89°E / 49; 89 The Altai Mountains (/ɑːlˈtaɪ/), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia and Eastern Asia...
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Mountains of Altai is the name of an UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of the Altai and Katun Natural Reserves, Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain...
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Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbouring Altai Krai as the Gornyi Altai (Russian:...
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The Altai-Sayan region is an area of Inner Asia proximate to the Altai Mountains and the Sayan Mountains, near to where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan...
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peak of the Altai Mountains in Russia and the highest of the South Siberian Mountains system. It is part of the Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage...
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Siberia mainly living in the Altai Republic, Russia. Several thousand of the Altaians also live in Mongolia (Altai Mountains) and China (Altay Prefecture...
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The region is named after the Altai Mountains. Altai Krai has rolling foothills, grasslands, lakes, rivers, and mountains. The highest point of the krai...
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of languages in the Altai Mountains. The languages were called Oyrot (ойрот) prior to 1948. Altai is spoken primarily in the Altai Republic. There is a...
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Look up Altai or Altay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Altai or Altay may refer to: Altai Mountains, in Central and East Asia, a region shared by...
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67111 The Altai flood refers to the cataclysmic flood(s) that, according to some geomorphologists, swept along the Katun River in the Altai Republic at...
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The Battle of Altai Mountains (Chinese: 稽落山之戰), was a major expedition launched against the Northern Xiongnu by the Han dynasty in June 89 AD. The battle...
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The Altai is a horse breed developed in the Altai Mountains of Central Asia. It is considered one of the oldest horse breeds in Siberia and has a rich...
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The Altai alpine meadow and tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1001) is a terrestrial ecoregion covering the higher elevation of the Altai Mountains at the center...
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The Altai montane forest and forest steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0502) covers patches of the subalpine forest belt on the Altai Mountains, crossing the...
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reserve') in the Altai Mountains of south Siberia, Russia. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Golden Mountains of Altai", recognized as an...
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The Altai Uriankhai (Mongolian: Алтайн Урианхай) refers to a Mongol tribe around the Altai Mountains that was organized by the Qing dynasty. They now form...
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Govi-Altai (Mongolian: Говь-Алтай / Gowi-Altai, pronounced [ˌɡœw̜‿aɬˈtʰæˑ]) is an aimag (province) in western Mongolia. The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has...
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South Central Siberia (section South: Altai Republic)
Siberia is the Altai Republic (not to be confused with the Altai Krai to the northwest). It contains the central knot to the Altai Mountains. The area is...
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Minusinsk Basin and the Altai Mountains during the eneolithic era, c. 3300 to 2500 BCE. It is named after a nearby mountain, Gora Afanasieva (Russian:...
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large-horned wild sheep endemic to the highlands of the Altai Mountains of Central Asia. Altai argali are the largest sheep in the world, and also have some...
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Denisovan (redirect from Homo sp. Altai)
female finger bone excavated from the Siberian Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains in 2008. Nuclear DNA indicates close affinities with Neanderthals....
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ancient human specimens found in archaeological excavations east of the Altai Mountains. They are a sub-group of the Ancient Northern East Asians (ANEA). -3000...
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Russia and China in the Altai Mountains. It covers 6362 square kilometres and is located south of Tavan Bogd, the highest mountain of Mongolia. It includes...
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Vindhya Range – 1,200 km (750 mi) Altai Mountains – 1,200 km (750 mi) Drakensberg – 1,125 km (700 mi) Byrranga Mountains – 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) Cascade...
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sibirica (Reverdin, 1911) Altai Mountains, Sayan Mountains Pyrgus sidae (Esper,[1784]) Pyrgus speyeri (Staudinger, 1887) Sayan Mountains, Pribaikalye, Zabaykalsky...
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portion of Siberia, between the Ural Mountains in the west and the Yenisei River in the east, and the Altai Mountains on the southeast. Much of the plain...
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Reconstruction of Pleistocene Ice-dammed Lake Outburst Floods in the Altai Mountains, Siberia. Geological Society of America. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8137-2386-0...
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The following is a list of the mountains in the Altai range....
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Giant current ripples (section Altai Mountains, Russia)
They are found in the Altai Mountains of Russia, as well as in the Columbia Plateau of the Pacific Northwest and Coast Mountains of British Columbia and...
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said to inhabit the Caucasus, Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains of Central Asia and the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. The term "almas" and numerous...
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