Mugalzhar | |
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Мұғалжар / Мугоджары | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Ulken Baktybay |
Elevation | 657 m (2,156 ft) |
Coordinates | 48°38′38″N 58°32′47″E / 48.64389°N 58.54639°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 200 km (120 mi) N/S |
Width | 30 km (19 mi) E/W |
Geography | |
Location | Kazakhstan |
Range coordinates | 48°39′N 58°33′E / 48.650°N 58.550°E |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Precambrian, Paleozoic |
Type of rock | Sandstone, conglomerate, quartzite, schist, gneiss, granite, shale |
Mugalzhar ( Kazakh: Мұғалжар), also known as Mugodzhar Hills or Mugodzhar Range ( Russian: Мугоджары), [1] is a mountain range of moderate height in the Aktobe Region of northwestern Kazakhstan.
Stretching in a roughly north/south direction, the Mugalzhar is a southern prolongation of the Ural Mountains. The northernmost section a narrow ridge that branches into two almost parallel ridges separated by the gently undulating 20 kilometers (12 mi) Alabass Basin ( Russian: Алабасская котловина). [2]
The Mugalzhar has a length of about 200 kilometers (120 mi) with a width of 30 kilometers (19 mi). It stretches from the Or River (река Орь) as a narrow range that further south splits in two: the Eastern Mugalzhar and Western Mugalzhar. The highest point is 657 meters (2,156 ft) high Mount Ulken Baktybay ( Boktybay ), rising in the Eastern Mugalzhar. [3] [4] [5]
Located at the southern end, the Shoshkakol Buirat is a spur of low hills reaching a height of 408 meters (1,339 ft). [4] In the northern section, the wider Mugalzhar connects with the Guberlin Mountains. [3]
The Mugalzhar forms the divide between the Caspian and Aral Sea basins. [2] Some of the rivers having their sources in the Mugalzhar are Or, Emba, Irgiz, Zhylandysay, Bolgasyn and Kauylzhyr. [4] [3]