Gagra Range
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Gagra Range (Template:IPAc-en; Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang"., romanized: Template:Ka-translit; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a mountain range of the Greater Caucasus in AbkhaziaTemplate:Refn, Georgia. It runs between the valleys of the Bzyb and Psou rivers to the south of the Caucasus Major, in a general North-South direction. The highest elevation is located at Mount Agepsta at Template:Cvt. Geologically, the range is formed of Lower Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic limestone, carved into dramatic karst based landscapes within the Arabika Massif.
Geography
Gagra Range is part of the Greater Caucasus in AbkhaziaTemplate:Refn in Georgia. It runs between the valleys of the Bzyb and Psou rivers to the south of the Caucasus Major, in a general North-South direction. The range spans Template:Cvt, dropping abruptly toward the Black Sea, forming deep valleys along the coast.[1] The range consists of steep slopes, with the highest elevation located at Mount Agepsta at Template:Cvt along the Abkhazia–Russian border.[2] While the western slopes drop sharply toward the sea, while northeastern foothills are gentler and more vegetated.[1] The Gagra Range approaches the Black Sea close to the city of Gagra and plays an important role in moderating the climate of that resort by blocking cold, continental winds from the north and east.[1]
Geology
The mountain range is composed of limestone from Lower Cretaceous and Upper Jurassic period.[3][4] These limestone form extensive karst landscapes includes caves, sinkholes, gorges, and subterranean rivers.[3][4] The mountains host some of the deepest cave systems in earth. The Veryovkina Cave extending up to Template:Cvt deep, is the deepest-known cave on Earth. It was discovered in 1968 and explored to full depth via vertical exploration systems.[5][6] The Sarma Cave is the third deepest globally at about Template:Cvt depth, with documented stygobiont amphipods.[4] These cave systems incorporate numerous water springs, fed by deep cave aquifers formed five to six million years ago, and feed into the sea via the coastal foothills.[4][7] A highway to Lake Ritsa, the deepest lake in Abkhazia (116 m), runs by the range, along the Bzyb, Iupshara and Gega rivers.[8][9]
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