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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Teberda Nature Reserve partOf Greater Caucasus
Republic of Georgia hasMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Red Army units in the North Caucasus historicalRegion Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Mountainous North Caucasus
Qusar District locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Qusar District locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
Gusar District locatedInMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Gusar District hasBorderFeature Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus mountains
Baksan River sourceLocation Greater Caucasus
Quba locatedNear Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
Lentekhi nearMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Ismayilli District locatedOnMountainRange Greater Caucasus
Racha region hasLandform Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
Roki Tunnel locatedIn Greater Caucasus
Tsakhurs regionOfOrigin Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
Zakataly region locatedNear Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
Kodori Gorge partOf Greater Caucasus
Mount Elbrus area partOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus mountain system
Racha mountains partOf Greater Caucasus
subject surface form: Racha Mountains
Teberda River sourceRegion Greater Caucasus
Lechkhumi mountains partOf Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus system
Urup River sourceRegion Greater Caucasus
Rioni River basin hasHeadwatersIn Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: Greater Caucasus Mountains
სამხრეთ კავკასია crossedBy Greater Caucasus
this entity surface form: დიდი კავკასიონის მთები
Belaya River sourceLocation Greater Caucasus
Georgian highlands partOf Greater Caucasus
Tsova-Tush mountainRegion Greater Caucasus