Kent Range

Kent Range
Кент тауы
Landscape of the range
Highest point
PeakMount Kent
Elevation1,469 m (4,820 ft)
Coordinates49°13′28″N 76°02′22″E / 49.22444°N 76.03944°E / 49.22444; 76.03944
Dimensions
Length35 km (22 mi) N / S
Width20 km (12 mi) E/ W
Geography
Kent Range is located in Kazakhstan
Kent Range
Kent Range
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationKazakhstan
Range coordinates49°13′N 75°02′E / 49.217°N 75.033°E / 49.217; 75.033
Parent rangeKazakh Uplands
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock agePermian
Rock typeGranite
Karkaraly Range (left) and Kent Range (lower right) Sentinel-2 image

Kent Range (Kazakh: Кент тауы) is a range of mountains in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Karkaraly city lies 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the northwest of the northern slopes of the Kent Mountains. Part of the range is included in the Karkaraly National Park, a protected area established in 1998.[2][3][4] The Kent section of the park has a surface of 40,901 hectares (101,070 acres).[5]

  1. ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
  2. ^ Peakvisor - Kazakhstan
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Каркаралинский национальный природный парк
  5. ^ Visit Kazakhstan - Karkaraly State National Natural Park