Mount Elbrus area

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geographical area mountainous region

The Mount Elbrus area is a high-altitude mountainous region in the western Caucasus of Russia, dominated by Europe’s highest peak and extensive glacial landscapes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Elbrus region 2
Mount Elbrus area canonical 1
Mount Elbrus region 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical area ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
climateType cold mountain climate ⓘ
contains Mount Elbrus ⓘ
surface form: Elbrus massif

Mount Elbrus glaciers ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
surface form: Russian Federation
dominantPeak Mount Elbrus ⓘ
drainsInto Kuban River ⓘ
surface form: Kuban River basin

Terek River ⓘ
surface form: Terek River basin
elevationRange approximately 2000–5642 meters above sea level ⓘ
geology dormant stratovolcano core at Mount Elbrus ⓘ
hasAccessTown Azau ⓘ
Cheget ⓘ
Terskol ⓘ
hasFeature alpine meadows ⓘ
extensive glaciers ⓘ
mountain passes ⓘ
permanent snowfields ⓘ
steep valleys ⓘ
volcanic massif ⓘ
hasGlacier Garabashi Glacier ⓘ
Irkiz Glacier ⓘ
Terskol Glacier ⓘ
hasHazard avalanches ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ
rapid weather changes ⓘ
hasHighestPeakOf Europe ⓘ
hasHydrologyFeature glacial meltwater streams ⓘ
hasLandscapeType glacial landscape ⓘ
high-altitude terrain ⓘ
hasProtectedAreaNearby Prielbrusye National Park ⓘ
locatedIn Russia ⓘ
Western Caucasus ⓘ
surface form: western Caucasus
locatedInFederalSubject Kabardino-Balkaria ⓘ
Karachay-Cherkessia ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Europe ⓘ
notableFor being centered on the highest summit in Europe ⓘ
extensive glaciation ⓘ
partOf Greater Caucasus ⓘ
surface form: Greater Caucasus mountain system
regionType high mountain environment ⓘ
tourismImportance major mountaineering destination in Europe ⓘ
usedFor glacier tourism ⓘ
high-altitude trekking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
ski mountaineering ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Kuban River → sourceLocation → Mount Elbrus area ⓘ
Prielbrusye National Park → contains → Mount Elbrus area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elbrus region
Kislovodsk → locatedNear → Mount Elbrus area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mount Elbrus region
Baksan River → sourceLocation → Mount Elbrus area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elbrus region