The Fergana Range (Kyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы; Russian: Ферганский хребет)[2] is a mountain range of the Tian Shan in the Kyrgyz Republic.[3] The length of the range is 206 km, and the average height is 3,600 m above sea level. The highest mountain is 4,893 m above sea level.[1]
| Fergana Range | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,893 m (16,053 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 206 km (128 mi) NW-SE [1] |
| Width | 62 km (39 mi) NE-SW [1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Фергана тоо кыркасы (Kyrgyz) |
| Geography | |
  Fergana Range | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region(s) | Naryn Region, Osh Region, Jalal-Abad Region |
| Range coordinates | 41°0.25′N 73°56.25′E / 41.00417°N 73.93750°E |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Composed of sandstones, limestones, and schists |
Geography
editThe Fergana Range stretches from north-west to south-east, separating the Fergana Valley and the inner Tian Shan. The south-east section of the range is higher. It joins the Torugart Ridge and the Alaykuu Ridge via the Söök Pass (4024 m).[4] The South-west slope is long and low-sloped, the north-east - short and steep. Mountain ranges southwest are denoted by collective term: Pamir-Alay system.
Geology
editThe Fergana Range is composed of schist, sandstone, limestone, and other sedimentary metamorphic formations ruptured by intrusions of gabbro and diabase.
References
edit- ^ a b c Атлас Кыргызской Республики [Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.
- ^ geoview.info
- ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian.
- ^ "Фергана тоо тизмеги" [Fergana Range] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. pp. 75–77.
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