Kazakh Uplands
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Administratively the Kazakh Uplands stretch across the East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Akmola, Ulytau and Karaganda regions. Several notable cities, including the country's capital, Astana, are located in the uplands. There are large deposits of coal in the north and copper in the south.
Geography
The Kazakh Uplands are limited by the West Siberian Plain to the north, the Irtysh valley to the northeast, the Balkhash-Alakol Basin to the south and southeast, the Turan Lowland to the southwest and by the Turgay Depression to the west.[2]
Rivers such as the Ishim, Sileti, Sarysu, Nura, Kulanotpes, Ashchysu, Tundik and Uly-Zhylanshyk have their sources in the uplands. Lake Tengiz lies in an intermontane basin of the uplands and is the largest of the area. The Kokshetau Lakes are an important tourist attraction.[3]
Subranges
The uplands include mountain ranges of moderate altitude separated by elevated flat intermontane basins.[4][5] The main ones are:
- Kyzylarai, highest point Aksoran, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Karkaraly Range, highest point Zhirensakal, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Kokshetau Hills, a subrange of the uplands
- Kokshetau Massif, highest point Mount Kokshe, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Kent Range, highest point Mount Kent, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Bayanaul Range, highest point Akbet, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Ulytau, highest point Akmeshit, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Kyzyltas, highest point Kushoky, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Degelen, highest point Script error: No such module "convert".
- Chingiztau, highest point Kosoba, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Bektauata, highest point Script error: No such module "convert".
- Mount Ku, highest point Script error: No such module "convert".
- Bakty Range, highest point Mount Aktau Script error: No such module "convert".
- Myrzhyk, highest point Yegibai Script error: No such module "convert".
- Khankashty, highest point Script error: No such module "convert".
- Semizbughy, highest point Script error: No such module "convert".
- Ayr Mountains, highest point Zhosaly Script error: No such module "convert".
- Zheltau, highest point Script error: No such module "convert".
- Kyzyltau, highest point Auliye, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Keshubai, highest point Script error: No such module "convert".
- Bugyly, highest point Burkit, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Yereymentau Mountains, highest point Akdym, Script error: No such module "convert".
Ecology
Parts of the Kazakh Uplands are included in the Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan World Heritage Site. It belongs to the Palearctic temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome.[6] The Karkaraly National Park, Kokshetau National Park, Burabay National Park and Bayanaul National Park are protected areas in the ranges of the upland. Rare species, such as the Asiatic cheetah, may still live in the region.
See also
References
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- ↑ Казахский мелкосопочник (Kazakh Uplands) Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ Селеты; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
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External links
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- Kazakh Uplands Encyclopædia Britannica
- Kazakh Uplands on "Nomadic Travel Kazakhstan" web-site