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Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains also known simply as the Urals and as the Riphean Mountains in Greco-Roman antiquity Classical antiquity

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, is a mountain range Mountain range

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 that runs roughly north and south through western Russia Russia

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. The Urals extend 2,500 km from the Kazakh steppes Steppe

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 along the northern border of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

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 to the coast of the Arctic ocean Arctic Ocean

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. The island Island

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 of Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya

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 forms a further continuation of the chain. Geographically this range marks the northern part of the border between Asia Asia

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n and Europe Europe

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an sections of the Eurasia Eurasia

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n continent Continent

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. Its highest peak is Mount Narodnaya .

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The Ural Mountains also known simply as the Urals and as the Riphean Mountains in Greco-Roman antiquity Classical antiquity

Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history [i] centered on the Mediterranean Sea [i] ... 

, is a mountain range Mountain range

A mountain range is a group of mountain [i]s bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain range ... 

 that runs roughly north and south through western Russia Russia

Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country [i] that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia [i] ... 

.

The Urals extend 2,500 km from the Kazakh steppes Steppe

In physical geography [i], a steppe , pronounced in English as step, is a plain [i] without tree [i] ... 

 along the northern border of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, also spelled Kazakstan, , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country th... 

 to the coast of the Arctic ocean Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean, located mostly in the Arctic [i] north polar [i] region, is the smallest ... 

. The island Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.... 

 of Novaya Zemlya Novaya Zemlya

Novaya Zemlya is an archipelago [i] in the Arctic Ocean [i] in the north of Russia [i] and the extreme ... 

 forms a further continuation of the chain. Geographically this range marks the northern part of the border between Asia Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent [i] or region, depending on the definition.... 

n and Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

an sections of the Eurasia Eurasia

Eurasia is the landmass [i] composed of Europe [i] and Asia [i].... 

n continent Continent

A continent is a large continuous landmass [i]. ... 

. Its highest peak is Mount Narodnaya . Erosion has exposed considerable mineral wealth in the Urals, including gems such as topaz Topaz

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 and beryl. The Virgin Komi Forests in the northern Urals are recognized as a World Heritage World Heritage Site

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 site.

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of the Russian Federation [i], the administrative cen ... 

 is the self-proclaimed capital of the Urals, though "Urals" is a geographical term, not an administrative one.

The Urals are among the world's oldest extant mountain ranges. They were formed in the late Carboniferous period, when a continent Continent

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 consisting largely of Siberia Siberia

Siberia is a vast region of Russia [i] constituting almost all of Northern Asia [i]. ... 

 collided with the supercontinent that contained much of the world's land at the time: the combination of Laurasia Laurasia

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  and Gondwana Gondwana

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. Europe and Siberia have remained joined together ever since.

Geographers have divided the Urals into five regions: South, Middle, North, Subarctic and Arctic Urals.

The Urals have large deposits of gold Gold

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, platinum Platinum

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, and ore Ore

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.

See also

  • Idel-Ural State Idel-Ural State

    Idel-Ural literally means "Volga-Ural" in Tatar [i].

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