Main Caucasian Range

Main Caucasian Range
Главный Кавказский хребет
კავკასიონის მთავარი წყალგამყოფი ქედი
Baş Qafqaz silsiləsi
View from the Chuchkhur Pass
Highest point
PeakShkhara
Elevation5,193 m (17,037 ft)
Coordinates43°00′02″N 43°06′44″E / 43.00056°N 43.11222°E / 43.00056; 43.11222
Dimensions
Length1,200 km (750 mi) ESE/WNW
Width180 km (110 mi) NNE/SSW
Geography
Location in Russia
Main Caucasian Range (European Russia)
CountriesRussia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
Federal subjectsAbkhazia, Adygea, Krasnodar Krai, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan
Range coordinates42°36′N 43°50′E / 42.600°N 43.833°E / 42.600; 43.833
Parent rangeGreater Caucasus
Geology
Rock agePaleozoic

The Main Caucasian Range is a mountain range in the Russian Federation, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is the dividing range of the Greater Caucasus.

The protected areas of the range are the Teberda Nature Reserve, Kabardino-Balkaria Nature Reserve and the North Ossetia Nature Reserve.