Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

Приэльбрусское ущелье

English translation:

canyon near Mount Elbrus

Added to glossary by Vladimir Dubisskiy
Dec 22, 2004 08:35
19 yrs ago
Russian term

Приэльбрусское ущелье

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canyon near Mount Elbrus

http://www.goski.com/rrus/elbrus.htm

However they use:
...There are several hotels in **Prielbrusye** as well as and two 'tourist camps' and mountain huts.

Though i would not.

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http://www.elbrus.org/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Elbrus

Mount Elbrus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
For the Soviet-era computer, see Elbrus (computer).




Mount Elbrus

Satellite picture of Mount Elbrus (12 September 2000)
Elevation: 5,642 metres (18,506 feet)
Latitude: 43Ѓ‹ 21ЃЊ 18ЃЌ N
Longitude: 42Ѓ‹ 26ЃЊ 21ЃЌ E
Location: Russia
Range: Caucasus
Type: Stratovolcano (extinct)
First ascent: 1874 by a party led by F. Crauford Grove
Easiest route: basic snow/ice climb

Elbrus is located in the western Caucasus mountains, in Russia, near the border of Georgia. The Caucasus is part of the Ural Mountains, which by historical convention only (rather than on any natural geographic basis) is considered to be the border between Europe and Asia.
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The ancients knew the mountain as Strobilus and believed that Prometheus was chained here.
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Mount Elbrus should not be confused with the Elburz mountains in Iran.

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ravine in the Elbrus foreland

или gorge

canyon - a gorge or ravine, esp. in North America, usually formed by the down-cutting of a river in a dry area where there is insufficient rainfall to erode the sides of the valley (Collins English Dictionary)
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