Kazakh Uplands

Kazakh Uplands
Saryarqa (Kazakh)
Казахский мелкосопочник (Russian)
Landscape of the Karkaraly Range, one of the ranges of the uplands
Highest point
PeakAksoran
Elevation1,565 m (5,135 ft)
Coordinates48°25′26″N 75°28′16″E / 48.42389°N 75.47111°E / 48.42389; 75.47111
Dimensions
Length1,200 km (750 mi) E / W
Width400 km (250 mi) N/ S
Geography
Kazakh Uplands is located in Kazakhstan
Kazakh Uplands
Kazakh Uplands
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationKazakhstan
Range coordinates50°26′N 69°11′E / 50.433°N 69.183°E / 50.433; 69.183
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock age(s)Paleozoic, Cenozoic
Rock type(s)Granite, limestone, schist, quartzite, sandstone
Kazakh Uplands
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
BiomeTemperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Geography
Area72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi)
CountryKazakhstan

The Kazakh Uplands or the Kazakh Hummocks, known in Kazakh as the Saryarqa (Cyrillic: Сарыарқа, pronounced [sɑˌrə(ʔ)ɑrˈqɑ]; lit.'Yellow Ridge'), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.[1]

Administratively the Kazakh Uplands stretch across the East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Akmola, Ulytau and Karaganda regions. Several notable cities, including the country's capital, Astana, are located in the uplands. There are large deposits of coal in the north and copper in the south.

  1. ^ Казахский мелкосопочник (Kazakh Uplands) Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)

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