Mount Tsakhvoa
Appearance
Mount Tsakhvoa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,345.9 m (10,977 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°40′19″N 40°34′40″E / 43.67194°N 40.57778°E |
Naming | |
Native name | Цахвоа (Russian) |
Geography | |
Parent range | Caucasus |
Mount Tsakhvoa (Russian: Цахвоа) is a mountain in the Western Caucasus, and is the highest point of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The height of the summit is 3346 meters above sea level.[1]
On the northern slopes of the mountain is located one of the largest glaciers in the Krasnodar Territory with a total area of about 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft), descending the steep slopes with three narrow tongues.
Mount Tsakhvoa enjoys popularity with tourists and climbers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mt Tsakhvoa (in Russian)
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsakhvoa mountain.
- Tverdi, A. V., Yefremov, Y. V., Фотоальбом «Кубань с высоты» (in Russian)