Basegi (Range)
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Basegi is a mountain range in Middle Ural
. Located in eastern portion of Perm Krai
, on the border between Gremyachinsky and Gornozavodsky
districts. It stretches meridionally. Its length is about 32 km, width is 5 km (in the widest central part). Highest point is mount Middle Baseg (994 m), has a dome shape.
To the north of the range flows Usva River
to the south is Vilva River
. Basegi range in a source of the most of tributaries of these two main rivers.
There are Basegi Nature Reserve
, located on the foothills of range. To the north of Basegi range situated highest point of Middle Ural – Oslyanka
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word ‘basok’ and means ‘beautiful’. Second version says that ‘baseg’ is composition of words ‘bas’ (beautiful) and ‘eg’ (river). There is also other version, that associate this word with surname ‘Basegov’.
Ural (region)
Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It extends approximately from north to south, from the Arctic Ocean to the bend of Ural River near Orsk city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the eastern side of...
. Located in eastern portion of Perm Krai
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, on the border between Gremyachinsky and Gornozavodsky
Gornozavodsky District
Gornozavodsky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Gornozavodsky Municipal District. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Gornozavodsk...
districts. It stretches meridionally. Its length is about 32 km, width is 5 km (in the widest central part). Highest point is mount Middle Baseg (994 m), has a dome shape.
To the north of the range flows Usva River
Usva River
The Usva River is a river in Perm Krai in Russia, right tributary of the Chusovaya River . The length of the river is 266 km. The area of its drainage basin is 6,170 km²....
to the south is Vilva River
Vilva River
Vilva River is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, left tributary of Usva River. It starts on west foothills of Ural, near the border with Sverdlovsk Oblast. Flows to west and southwest. Flows into Usva in 4 km of its mouth, on area of town Chusovoy. The length of the river is 170 km...
. Basegi range in a source of the most of tributaries of these two main rivers.
There are Basegi Nature Reserve
Basegi Nature Reserve
Basegi – is a nature reserve in Perm Krai, Russia. It created 1 October 1982. In 1993 it was expanded.Current area is 379.35 km2 and a buffer zone is 213.45 km2....
, located on the foothills of range. To the north of Basegi range situated highest point of Middle Ural – Oslyanka
Oslyanka
Oslyanka is a mount, highest point of Middle Ural. Located in northeast of Kizelovsky District, Perm Krai, Russia, to the north of Basegi mountain range and to southeast of mount Nyarovsky Kamen. Its height is 1,119 m. There are several tops, main of them located in central part of mount and has...
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Etymology
There are some versions about origins of the name. One of them is that word ‘baseg’ derived from Komi-PermyakKomi-Permyak language
Komi-Permyak language is one of two regional varieties of the pluricentrical Komi language, the other variety being Komi-Zyrian.Komi is a Uralic language closely related to Udmurt....
word ‘basok’ and means ‘beautiful’. Second version says that ‘baseg’ is composition of words ‘bas’ (beautiful) and ‘eg’ (river). There is also other version, that associate this word with surname ‘Basegov’.