The Caucasus is divided into the North Caucasus and South Caucasus, although the Western Caucasus also exists as a distinct geographic space within the North Caucasus. The Greater Caucasus mountain range in the north is mostly shared by Russia and Georgia as well as the northernmost parts of Azerbaijan.

2025年3月18日 · Caucasus, mountains and region lying between the Black Sea (west) and the Caspian Sea (east) and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. The great historic barrier of the Caucasus Mountains rises up across the …

The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the north and the Lesser Caucasus in the south. The Greater Caucasus runs west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Western Caucasus on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea to …

The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region spanning Europe and Asia bordered on the north by Russia, on the east by the Caspian Sea, on the south by Iran, on the southwest by Turkey, and on the west by the Black Sea.

Caucasus , or Caucasia, Mountainous region, between the Black and Caspian seas. Occupying roughly 170,000 sq mi (440,000 sq km), it is divided among Russia , Georgia , Azerbaijan , and Armenia and forms part of the traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia.

2024年6月26日 · The Caucasus is a mountainous area in eastern Europe and western Asia. It is nestled between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, consisting of southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Covered in some of the world's most stunning alpine landscapes, the Caucasus is home to Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain peak in Europe.

The Caucasus Mountains lie between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, spanning southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. How Long Are the Caucasus Mountains? The Caucasus Mountains run about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) from west to east.

2021年9月22日 · The Caucasus Mountain range stretches for 1,200 km between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea at the intersection of Europe and Asia. The Caucasus region spans an area of 440,000 sq. km and extends southward from the lowlands of the Kuma and Manych river basins in western Russia to the northern frontiers of Turkey and Iran in the south.

2025年3月18日 · Caucasus - Mountains, Plateaus, Valleys: The greater part of Caucasia originated in the vast structural downwarp in the Earth’s crust known as the Alpine geosyncline, dating from the late Oligocene Epoch (about 25 million years ago), and the region thus reflects some of the same structural characteristics as the younger mountains of Europe.

2023年8月10日 · The Caucasus contains two eponymous mountain ranges: the Greater Caucasus, which runs between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, largely following Russia's border with Georgia; and the Lesser Caucasus range, which runs in the south around the borders of Georgia, Turkey and Armenia.Geographically, the Caucasus and its mountain ranges are …