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Aksoran

Coordinates: 48°25′37″N 75°28′47″E / 48.42694°N 75.47972°E / 48.42694; 75.47972
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Aksoran
Ақсораң
View of the Kyzylarai massif with clouds over Mt Aksoran
Highest point
Elevation1,565 m (5,135 ft)[1]
Prominence843 m (2,766 ft)[2]
Coordinates48°25′37″N 75°28′47″E / 48.42694°N 75.47972°E / 48.42694; 75.47972[1][3]
Geography
Aksoran is located in Kazakhstan
Aksoran
Aksoran
Location in Kazakhstan
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
DistrictAktogay
Parent rangeKyzylarai;
Kazakh Uplands
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Shabanbay Bi

Aksoran (Kazakh: Ақсораңу; Russian: Аксоран) is a mountain in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.

The mountain is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) to the ENE of Shabanbay Bi village, formerly known as Shilym. Geologically the peak is made up of Permian granite.[4]

Geography

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Aksoran rises in the Kyzylarai, a massif of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarka). The mountain has a barren look and its slopes are steep, rocky and strongly dissected. With an elevation 1,565 metres (5,135 ft), it is the highest mountain in the Kazakh Uplands, as well as the highest point of Central Kazakhstan.[4][1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "M-43 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Gora Aksoran, Kazakhstan". Peakbagger.com.
  3. ^ a b Google Earth
  4. ^ a b 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
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