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Urals montane tundra and taiga ecoregion
- The Urals montane tundra and taiga ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0610) covers the main ridge of the Ural Mountains (both sides) - a 2,000 km (north-south) by 300 km (west-east) region. The region is on the divide between European and Asian ecoregions, and also the meeting point of tundra and taiga.
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Apr 22, 2024 · Ural Mountains, mountain range forming a rugged spine in west-central Russia and the major part of the traditional physiographic boundary between Europe and Asia.
The Ural Mountains (/ ˈ jʊər əl / YOOR-əl; Russian: Уральские горы, romanized: Urál'skiye góry, IPA: [ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈɡorɨ]), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan.
Ural (Russian: Урал) is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It is considered a part of Eurasian Steppe, extending approximately from the North to the South; from the Arctic Ocean to the end of the Ural River near Orsk city.
At the eastern edge of Russia’s European core lie the Ural Mountains, which act as a natural divide between Europe and Asia. These low-lying mountains have an abundance of minerals and fossil fuels, which make the Ural Mountains ideal for industrial development.
Once the preeminent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.; commonly known as the Soviet Union), Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December. Europe Summary.
Apr 10, 2024 · The Ural Mountain Range, often simply referred to as the Urals, stretches approximately 2,500 kilometers from north to south, dividing Europe and Asia. It serves as a natural boundary between the continents, with its eastern slopes facing Siberia and its western slopes reaching into European Russia.
