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The Pontic Mountains ( are a range of mountains in northern Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, whose eastern end extends into southeastern Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
.

The range runs roughly east-west, parallel and close to the southern coast of the Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
. The highest peak in the range is Kaçkar Dagi
Kaçkar Dagi

Ka?kar Dagi, with an elevation of 3931 meters, is the highest peak in the chain Ka?kar Daglari. The mountain may be climbed by the northeast ridge route beginning from the village Yukari Kavrun....
, which rises to elevation. The North Anatolian Fault
North Anatolian Fault

The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving geologic fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the tectonic boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate....
 and the Northeast Anatolian Fault, which are east-west running strike-slip faults, run along the length of the range.

The mountains are generally covered by dense forests, predominantly of conifers.






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The Pontic Mountains ( are a range of mountains in northern Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, whose eastern end extends into southeastern Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
.

The range runs roughly east-west, parallel and close to the southern coast of the Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
. The highest peak in the range is Kaçkar Dagi
Kaçkar Dagi

Ka?kar Dagi, with an elevation of 3931 meters, is the highest peak in the chain Ka?kar Daglari. The mountain may be climbed by the northeast ridge route beginning from the village Yukari Kavrun....
, which rises to elevation. The North Anatolian Fault
North Anatolian Fault

The North Anatolian Fault is a major active right lateral-moving geologic fault in northern Anatolia which runs along the tectonic boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Anatolian Plate....
 and the Northeast Anatolian Fault, which are east-west running strike-slip faults, run along the length of the range.

The mountains are generally covered by dense forests, predominantly of conifers. The Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests
Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests

The Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests is a Temperate coniferous forests terrestrial ecoregion of northern Turkey. The ecoregion extends along the Pontic Mountains of northern Anatolia, and is bounded by the Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests ecoregion to the north, which occupies the coastal strip between the mountains and the Bl...
 is an ecoregion which covers most of the range, while the Caucasus mixed forests
Caucasus mixed forests

The Caucasus mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion that covers the Caucasus range, which forms the traditional border between Europe and Asia, as well as the adjacent Lesser Caucasus range and the eastern end of the Pontic Mountains....
 extend across the eastern end of the range, known as the Kaçkar Mountains
Kaçkar Mountains

Ka?kar Mountains or simply Ka?kars are a mountain range rising above along the Black Sea coast in eastern Turkey.With highest peak Ka?kar Dagi, elevation , and mountain plateaus at about in elevation, it is the highest part of Pontic Mountains....
. The narrow coastal strip between the mountains and the Black Sea, known as Pontus
Pontus

Pontus or Pontos is a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day northeastern Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region in Antiquity by the Greeks who colonized the area, and derived from the Greek name of the Black Sea: Pontos Euxeinos , or simply Pontos....
, is home to the Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests
Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests

The Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion located along the southern shore of the Black Sea....
, which contain some of Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
's only temperate rain forest
Temperate rain forest

Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall....
s. The Anatolian Plateau, which lies south of the range, has a considerably drier and more continental climate
Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate that is characterized by winter temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of snow cover each year, and relatively moderate precipitation occurring mostly in summer, although east coast areas may show an even distribution of precipitation....
 than the humid and mild coast .