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Sub-Ural Plateau
The Sub-Ural Plateau () is a low-elevation mountainous plateau mostly in west Kazakhstan and some northern parts are in Russia. It is also known as the Cis-Ural Plateau (). Its southern part is known as the Emba Plateau (),Р.А.Сегедин, ''Рассказ о геологии Актюбинской области и богатствах ее недр, 2002, p. 10. after the Emba River that flows across it. In Kazakhstan, the majority of the plateau is within the Aktobe Region, with small northwester part in the West Kazakhstan Region. In Russia, a small northern part is within the Orenburg Oblast. The plateau is a gently sloping flatland with elevations ranging from 450m in the northeast and 100m in the southwest. It merges into the Caspian Depression in the southwest The watersheds near the Mugalzhar feature buttes (steep-sided flat-topped isolated hills), indicative of the elevations before the area was washed out. Rivers Emba (river), Emba and Ilek (river), Ilek flow a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to the China–Kazakhstan border, east, Kyrgyzstan to the Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border, southeast, Uzbekistan to the Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border, south, and Turkmenistan to the Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan border, southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, while the largest city and leading cultural and commercial hub is Almaty. Kazakhstan is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country. Steppe, Hilly plateaus and plains account for nearly half its vast territory, with Upland and lowland, lowlands composing another third; its southern and eastern frontiers are composed of low mountainous regions. Kazakhstan has a population of 20 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
