Abkhaz Ridge or Chkhalta Ridge ( Abkhaz : Aҧsnytәi ashkhaӡқua , Apsnytvi ridge ; Georgian : აფხაზეთის ქედი , Apkhazetiskedi ) — mountain range in Abkhazia , on the southern slopes of Greater Caucasus . Ridge provides drainage divide between the Chkhalta River drainage basin and basins of the Amtkeli, Jambali, Kuabchari and Zimi rivers.
11-593: The ridge serves as an eastern continuation of the Bzyb Range , from which it is separated by a low cofferdam pass Amtkel , in the area of which the river Kelasur begins, the valley of which separates southern spurs of two ridges. It stretches in accordance with the direction of folding parallel to the Main Caucasian (Dividing) ridge , from which it is separated by the upper reaches of the Bzyb River and
22-520: A total area of no more than 1 km. The gentle southern slopes are cut by deep canyon rivers Amtkel and Jampal , as well as their tributaries. In the middle part of the northern slope, there are several high-mountainous lakes belonging to the Chkhalta basin. The mountains consist of porphyry from the Jura and mica schist . The slopes are covered with spruce - fir and beech oval forests, in
33-628: Is a river in Abkhazia , Georgia. It originates on the southern slopes of the Achbikhvdar ridge in the Gudauta pass area in beech forests at 1445 meters above sea level; flows into the Black Sea between the village Tskuara (Primorskoe) [ ru ] and the city Gudauta . The length of the river is 35 kilometers, the catchment area is 243 km , the slope of the river is 41.3 ‰,
44-588: Is mountain Khimsa (3032 m), the second highest is Mount Dzishra (2623 m). There are a number of passes, including Dow - 1387 m, Himsa - 2454 m, Gudauta. The ridge contains many karst wells, mines and caves. From the north and west it is delimited by the Bzyb river valley, from the east - by a slight depression behind the mountain Himsa ( Amtkel pass) and the river valley Amtkeli , delimiting it from Abkhaz Range. To
55-510: Is the Snezhnaya (Snowy) Cave [ ru ] , the most speleologically complex in the whole former Soviet Union . It is the fourth in the list of deepest caves in the world. This Abkhazia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Georgia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aapsta River Aapsta ( Georgian : ააფსთა Abkhaz : Аапста )
66-439: The valley Chkhalta River . The length of the ridge is about 60 km, the height is up to 3026 m. Notable mountain peaks : Shkhapidzga [ sv ] (3026 m), Shoudyd [ sv ] (2638 m), Atsgara [ sv ] (2670 m), Zurgia (2295 m) and others. A ridge with sharp mountain glacial forms (traces of significant ancient glaciation), modern glaciation is insignificant: three cirque glaciers with
77-408: The prevailing width of the river is 15 meters, the depth is from 0.3 to 2.1 meters with a current speed of 1.3-1.6 m / s. In the middle and lower reaches of the coast, overgrown with beech-hornbeam forest. On the river are the villages Aats [ ru ] and Abgarhuk [ ru ] , at the mouth - the village Tskuara (Primorskoe). The predominant type of feeding is snow feeding in
88-466: The ridge part there are mountain meadows. Karst new phenomena are widespread: underground rivers, caves , wells. This Abkhazia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bzyb Range Bzyb Mountain Range ( Georgian : ბზიფის ქედი , bzipis kedi ; Abkhaz : Агеишьха , Ageish'kha ) is a mountain range in Abkhazia , Georgia on the southern slope of
99-466: The south, it gradually decreases to the Black Sea plains. The northern slope of the ridge is steep, the southern slope is gentle and is divided into separate spur and river valleys of Hipsta , Aapsta , Western Gumista , Eastern Gumista , Kelasuri . Bzyb Range slopes are covered with broadleaved and coniferous forests . At a higher elevations there are alpine meadows . One of the attractions
110-515: The upper reaches; closer to the mouth, rain feeding becomes important. Average mineralization of waters is 213 mg / l. The type of water regime is the Black Sea, floods occur at all seasons. Through the Dokhurtu tributary, Aapsta is connected with the cave system Snezhnaya (Snowy) Cave [ ru ] . The Aapsta has 83 tributaries, the density of its river basin is 0.77 km / km . The main tributaries are: Hydronym comes from
121-466: The western part of Greater Caucasus . The ridge is about 50 km long. The Bzyb Range's length is about 50 km and elevation is up to 3,033 m, it is made mainly of limestone with pronounced karst landscape. It is bounded by the valley of the Bzyb River from the north and west and partially by the valley of Kelasuri River , which separates it from the Abkhaz Range . The highest point
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