Greater Caucasus Mountain Range

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• Greater Caucasus — Geobox|Range name=Greater Caucasus image caption=Mountainous landscape of Arkhyz country=Russia|country1=Georgia|country2=Azerbaijan region type= region= parent=Caucasus Mountains border=Lesser Caucasus length=1200| length orientation= width=|… …   Wikipedia

• Caucasus Mountains — This article is about the terrestrial Eurasian mountain range. For other meanings, see Caucasus (disambiguation) and Caucasia.Geobox |Range name=Caucasus Mountains image caption=Svaneti region, North Western Georgia… …   Wikipedia

• Caucasus — The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus ) is a geopolitical region located between Europe, Asia Middle East. It is one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse regions on Earth, home to Europe s highest mountains ( Mount Elbrus …   Wikipedia

• Greater Liakhvi River — Infobox River river name =Liakhvi (Greater Liakhvi) River caption = origin = mouth = basin countries = length = 115 km elevation = mouth elevation = discharge = watershed = 2,311 km² The Greater Liakhvi River ( ka. ლიახვი, os. Стыр Леуахи, Styr… …   Wikipedia

• South Caucasus — [ thumb|250px|Administrative map of Caucasus in USSR, 1952 1991.] The South Caucasus is a mountainous, geopolitical area of south central Eurasia, also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Transcaucasus . More specifically, the South Caucasus… …   Wikipedia

• Caucasus (disambiguation) — Caucasus may refer to:*Caucasus or Caucasia, a geographic region in Eurasia, divided into: **North Caucasus, also Ciscaucasus or Ciscaucasia **South Caucasus, also Transcaucasus or Transcaucasia *Caucasus Mountains, a mountain range in the region …   Wikipedia

• Caucasus — /kaw keuh seuhs/, n. the 1. Also called Caucasus Mountains. a mountain range in Caucasia, between the Black and Caspian seas, along the border between the Russian Federation, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Highest peak, Mt. Elbrus, 18,481 ft. (5633 m) …   Universalium

• mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… …   Universalium

• Caucasus Mountains —    The Caucasus is a 1,000 kilometer long mountain system between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; its watershed serves as one of the divides between Europe and Asia. The chain is divided between the northerly Greater Caucasus Range and the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• mountain ecosystem — ▪ ecology Introduction       complex of living organisms in mountainous areas.       Mountain lands provide a scattered but diverse array of habitats in which a large range of plants (plant) and animals (animal) can be found. At higher altitudes… …   Universalium

• Mountain warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …   Wikipedia