Myrzhyk
| Myrzhyk Range | |
|---|---|
| Мыржық жотасы | |
Myrzhyk Range Sentinel-2 image | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Yegibai |
| Elevation | 970 m (3,180 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°57′49″N 77°17′18″E / 49.96361°N 77.28833°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) WNW / ESE |
| Width | 25 km (16 mi) NNE / SSW |
| Geography | |
Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Range coordinates | 49°59′N 77°18′E / 49.983°N 77.300°E |
| Parent range | Kazakh Uplands |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock age(s) | Proterozoic and Ordovician |
| Rock type | Metamorphic rock |
The Myrzhyk Range (Kazakh: Мыржық жотасы), also spelled Murzhik (Russian: Муржик), is a mountain massif in the Zhanasemey District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. The northwestern corner of the range is in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region.
Myrzyk village is located at the feet of the northern slopes of the range, 148 kilometers (92 mi) to the northeast of Karkaraly city. There is an extensive burial ground of the early Bronze Age in the area of the range.
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik is located in the Semipalatinsk Test Site complex. 24 nuclear explosion tests were carried out in it between 1965 and 1980.