Kazakh Uplands
The Kazakh Uplands (Kazakh: Сарыарқа, Saryarqa - "Yellow Ridge", Russian: Казахский мелкосопочник, Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik), also known as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.
| Kazakh Uplands | |
|---|---|
| Сарыарқа / Казахский мелкосопочник | |
Landscape of the Karkaraly Range, one of the ranges of the uplands | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Aksoran |
| Elevation | 1,565 m (5,135 ft) |
| Coordinates | 48°25′26″N 75°28′16″E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1,200 km (750 mi) E / W |
| Width | 400 km (250 mi) N/ S |
| Geography | |
Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Range coordinates | 50°26′N 69°11′E |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic, Cenozoic |
| Type of rock | Granite, limestone, schist, quartzite, sandstone |
| Kazakh Uplands | |
|---|---|
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
| Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
| Geography | |
| Area | 72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi) |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
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.
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