| Kent Range | |
|---|---|
| Кент тауы | |
 Landscape of the range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Kent |
| Elevation | 1,469 m (4,820 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°13′28″N 76°02′22″E / 49.22444°N 76.03944°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi) N / S |
| Width | 20 km (12 mi) E/ W |
| Geography | |
  Kent Range Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Range coordinates | 49°13′N 75°02′E / 49.217°N 75.033°E |
| Parent range | Kazakh Uplands |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Permian |
| Type of rock | Granite |
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]
- ^ 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
- ^ Peakvisor - Kazakhstan
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- ^ Visit Kazakhstan - Karkaraly State National Natural Park