Greater Caucasus

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The Greater Caucasus is a major mountain range in Eurasia stretching between the Black and Caspian Seas, forming part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
borders North Caucasus
South Caucasus
surface form: Transcaucasia
climate varies from humid on western slopes to more continental in the east
contains Central Caucasus
Eastern Caucasus
Western Caucasus
continent Eurasia
countryOfHighestPoint Russia
culturalSignificance traditional boundary between Slavic north and Transcaucasian south
drainageTo Black Sea drainage basin
surface form: Black Sea basin

Caspian Sea drainage basin
surface form: Caspian Sea basin
extendsFrom Black Sea
extendsTo Caspian Sea
feature deep river gorges
glaciated peaks
high mountain passes
formsBoundaryBetween Europe and Asia
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geology folded mountain belt
hasEcosystem alpine meadows
subalpine forests
hasLanguageDiversity numerous indigenous Caucasian languages
hasMajorPass Darial Pass
Mamison Pass
Roki Tunnel area
highestPoint Mount Elbrus
knownFor biodiversity
mountaineering
skiing
locatedIn Azerbaijan
Caucasus region
Georgia
Russia
orientation northwest–southeast
orogeny Alpine orogeny
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus Mountains
passesThrough Chechnya
Dagestan
Ingushetia
Kabardino-Balkaria
Karachay-Cherkessia
Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED
North Ossetia
surface form: North Ossetia–Alania
relativeLocation north of Lesser Caucasus
north of Transcaucasian Depression
separates Asia
Europe

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Ambrolauri nearMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Tsageri hasNearbyMountainousArea Greater Caucasus
Akhmeta locatedNear Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus foothills
Akhmeta locatedInMountainSystem Greater Caucasus
Ingush traditionalTerritory Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Ingushetia highlands
UNESCO World Heritage site of Upper Svaneti partOf Greater Caucasus
subject surface form: Upper Svaneti
village of Ushguli viewOf Greater Caucasus
subject surface form: Ushguli
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus range
Tetnuldi ski resort partOf Greater Caucasus
Terek River sourceLocation Greater Caucasus
Kazbegi Municipality locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Georgian Military Highway passesThrough Greater Caucasus
Mount Kazbek locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Mount Kazbek mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Eastern Caucasus borderedBy Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Western Caucasus
Egrisi Range partOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus orogenic system
Mtiuleti partOf Greater Caucasus
Stepantsminda locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Mount Ushba partOf Greater Caucasus
Dusheti locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus region
Khevsureti locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Tskhinvali nearMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Mount Tetnuldi locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Mount Tetnuldi partOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Central Greater Caucasus
Mount Tetnuldi belongsTo Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus watershed
Khevi locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Ossetia mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Russian Federation (Dagestan) mountainRange Greater Caucasus
subject surface form: Republic of Dagestan
Sighnaghi hasViewOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
Mount Tebulosmta locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Mount Tebulosmta partOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Range
Mount Tebulosmta mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Shkhara locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Shkhara locatedIn Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Caucasus Mountains
Shkhara mountainRange Greater Caucasus
Shkhara belongsTo Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus watershed ridge
Gombori Range partOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus foothills
Gombori Range locatedNear Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Range
Quba Uyezd terrainFeature Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
Zaqatala District locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Balakan District locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Balakan District hasGeographicalFeature Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: foothills of the Greater Caucasus
Kvareli Lake near Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus foothills
Yessentuki hasNearbyMountainRegion Greater Caucasus
Sulak River locatedIn Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Dagestan Mountains
Dykh-Tau locatedIn Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Caucasus Mountains
Dykh-Tau locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Dykh-Tau partOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Caucasus range
Dykh-Tau mountainRange Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Caucasus Mountains
Samur River sourceLocation Greater Caucasus