Caucasus Mountains
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The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
Aerial view of the Caucasus Mountains
Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains
Aishkho Pass, Caucasus Nature Reserve
Juta Valley in Georgia, on the southern slopes of Greater Caucasus.
Mountain range
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A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny. Mountain ranges are formed by a variety of geological processes, but most of the significant ones on Earth are the result of plate tectonics. Mountain ranges are also found on many planetary mass objects in the Solar System and are likely a feature of most terrestrial planets.
The Namcha Barwa Himal, east part of the Himalayas as seen from space by Apollo 9
The Andes, the longest mountain range on the surface of the Earth, have a dramatic impact on the climate of South America
Montes Apenninus on the Moon was formed by an impact event.