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Terskey Alatau

The 98th highest mountain range in the world

5,216m

The Teskey Alatoo or Teskei Ala-Too (Kyrgyz, [tʰeskʰéɪ ɑɫɑtʰóː]), often still known by its Russian name Terskey Alatau, is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk-Kul, from the river Joon-Aryk near Kochkor in the west to the far northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan. The length of the range is 354 km and its width is 40 km. Its highest peak is Karakol Peak (5, 216 m). Another high peak is Boris Yeltsin Peak (5, 168 m).

Location: Kyrgyzstan.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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