Caucasus Mountains are a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,856 |
Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and Lesser Caucasus in the south.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,857 |
The Greater and Lesser Caucasus Mountains ranges are connected by the Likhi Range, and to the west and east of the Likhi Range lie the Colchis Plain and the Kur-Araz Lowland.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,858 |
The Greater Caucasus Mountains are mainly composed of Cretaceous and Jurassic rocks with the Paleozoic and Precambrian rocks in the higher regions.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,860 |
Caucasus Mountains formed largely as the result of a tectonic plate collision between the Arabian Plate moving northwards with respect to the Eurasian Plate.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,862 |
Caucasus Mountains are known for the high amount of snowfall, although many regions which are not located along the windward slopes do not receive nearly as much snow.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,864 |
Caucasus Mountains have a varied landscape which mainly changes according to elevation and distance from large bodies of water.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,865 |
Northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains are covered by oak, hornbeam, maple, and ash forests at lower elevations while birch and pine forests take over at higher elevations.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,866 |
The southeastern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains are covered by beech, oak, maple, hornbeam, and ash forests.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,867 |
The southwestern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains are covered by Colchian forests at lower elevations with coniferous and mixed forests taking over at higher elevations.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,868 |
Northern and western slopes of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains are characterized both by Colchian and other deciduous forests at lower elevations while mixed and coniferous forests dominate at higher elevations.
FactSnippet No. 1,338,869 |