Salair Ridge

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USSR map of Salair Ridge

Salair Ridge (pronounced sah-lah-EER; Template:Langx is a plateau-type highland in Altai Krai, Kemerovo Oblast and Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation.

There are ski resorts in the mountains. The Salair National Park is a protected area in the western slopes.[1]

Geography

It is a low and eroded prolongation of the Altai Mountains in Southwestern Siberia and separates the Kuznetsk Depression from the Ob River Plain to the southwest, ending with the Bugotak Hills. Its main ridge is nearly parallel to that of the Kuznetsk Alatau. The ridge is some Script error: No such module "convert". in length and between Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[2]

The mountains are rich in complex ores. The highest peak is Kivda (Template:Langx), at Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]

Major rivers include the Berd, Suenga, and Chumysh.

See also

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