Tuva Depression () is located among mountains of South Central
Siberia
Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...
— the
Tannu-Ola Mountains
The Tannu-Ola mountains (, uniturk, Taᶇdь-Uula, – Tangdy-Uula mountains; , , , ) is a mountain range in southern Siberia, in the Tuva Republic of Russia. It extends in an east–west direction and curves along the Mongolian border. Its hig ...
,
Eastern Sayans and
Western Sayans, and the
Altay Mountains
The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters. The massif merges with th ...
region. It is part of a region with a combination of raised lands and depressions.
This Tuva Depression is within the
Tuva Republic
Tuva (; ) or Tyva (; ), officially the Republic of Tyva,; , is a republic of Russia. Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders the federal subjects of the Altai Republic, Buryatia, Irkutsk ...
.
The elevation of the
depression varies between .
See also
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Depression (geology)
In geology, a depression is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions form by various mechanisms.
Types
Erosion-related:
* Blowout (geomorphology), Blowout: a depression created by Aeolian processes, wind erosion t ...
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Kuznetsk Depression
Kuznetsk Depression (, ''Kuznetskaya kotlovina'') is located among mountains of South-Central Siberia, including: Kuznetsk Alatau to the Northeast, Salair Ridge to the Southwest, and Mountainous Shoria to the South. It is within Kemerovo Obl ...
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Minusinsk Depression
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Geography of South-Central Siberia
South Central Siberia is a geographical region in North Asia, just north of the meeting point between Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
The Four Corners
At approximately , the borders of Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan inters ...
References
External links
Central Siberia
Depressions of Russia
Landforms of Tuva
Geology of Siberia
Geography of Central Asia
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