Mount Kazbek

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Mount Kazbek is a prominent dormant stratovolcano in the Greater Caucasus range of Georgia, renowned for its dramatic glaciated peak and cultural significance in Georgian folklore and history.

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Label Occurrences
Mount Kazbek canonical 7
Gergeti 1
Kazbegi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dormant volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
alsoKnownAs Mount Kazbek
surface form: Kazbegi

Mkinvartsveri
composition andesite
basaltic andesite
coordinates approx. 42.695°N 44.519°E
country Georgia
culturalSignificance featured in Georgian literature
important in Georgian folklore
drainageBasin Terek River
elevation 16512 ft
5033 m
firstAscent 1868
firstAscentBy Adolphus Moore
Charles Tucker
Douglas Freshfield
François Devouassoud
geologicalAge Quaternary
glaciated true
hasFeature extensive glaciation
prominent pyramidal peak
hasGlacier Devdaraki Glacier
Gergeti Glacier
Mkinvartsveri Glacier
hasReligiousSiteNearby Gergeti Trinity Church
hasSummit Mkinvartsveri
lastEruption Holocene
listedAs one of the major peaks of the Caucasus
locatedIn Georgia
Greater Caucasus
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
surface form: Mtskheta-Mtianeti region
locatedNear Russian border
locatedOn Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus Mountains
meaningOfGeorgianName Ice Peak
mountainRange Greater Caucasus
nameInGeorgian მყინვარწვერი
near Stepantsminda
nearestMajorCity Tbilisi
partOf Kazbegi Municipality
popularFor ice climbing
mountaineering
trekking
prominence 2350 m
status dormant
visibleFrom Georgian Military Highway
volcanicArcOrBelt Caucasus volcanic arc
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti hasPeak Mount Kazbek
North Ossetia hasHighestPoint Mount Kazbek
Kazbegi Municipality hasNotableSettlement Mount Kazbek
this entity surface form: Gergeti
Mount Kazbek alsoKnownAs Mount Kazbek
this entity surface form: Kazbegi
Stepantsminda nearMountain Mount Kazbek
Stepantsminda hasViewOf Mount Kazbek
Khevi hasViewOf Mount Kazbek
European Ultras includes Mount Kazbek
this entity surface form: Kazbek
Georgian highlands containsMountain Mount Kazbek