Myrzhyk Range | |
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Мыржық жотасы | |
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 |
Age of rock | Proterozoic and Ordovician |
Type of rock | 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.[1]
Myrzyk village is located at the feet of the northern slopes of the range, 148 kilometers (92 mi) to the northeast of Karkaraly city.[2] There is an extensive burial ground of the early Bronze Age in the area of the range.[3]
Sary-Uzen/Murzhik is located in the Semipalatinsk Test Site complex.[4] 24 nuclear explosion tests were carried out in it between 1965 and 1980.[5][6]