Altai
Central Asian peaks
Altai refers to a mountain system in Central Asia spanning Russia, Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan.
The Altai Mountains are known for rugged terrain and archaeological significance.
Altai also names related things from the region: the Altai Republic (a Russian federal subject), Altaic (a proposed language family), and Altai horses.
We trekked through the Altai last summer.
Russia's eastern expanse
- MongoliaCentral Asian landlocked nation
- KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
- plateauFlat highland area
valley · glacier · permafrost · steppe · taiga · tundra · Gobi · borderlands
Subarctic evergreen biome
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
larch · cedar · spruce · wildlife · ibex · musk deer · golden eagle · endemic
Without fixed residence
- yurtsPortable circular tent homes
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
- horsebackAtop a steed
shamanism · Buddhism · petroglyphs · felt · kinship · clans · traditions · ancestry
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- pristinePure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
secluded · distant · rugged · harsh · mountainous · frontier · expedition · trekking
Siberia
Russia's eastern expanse
- MongoliaCentral Asian landlocked nation
- KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
plateau · valley · glacier · permafrost · steppe · taiga · tundra · Gobi · borderlands · highlands
taiga
Subarctic evergreen biome
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- coniferousProducing woody cones
birch · larch · cedar · spruce · wildlife · ibex · musk deer · golden eagle · endemic · biodiversity
nomadic
Without fixed residence
- yurtsPortable circular tent homes
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
horseback · shamanism · Buddhism · petroglyphs · felt · kinship · clans · traditions · ancestry · crafts
isolated
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- pristinePure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
inaccessible · secluded · distant · rugged · harsh · mountainous · frontier · expedition · trekking · offgrid
Turkic
Central Asian language family
linguistic · etymology · phonology · agglutinative · cognates · loanwords · dialects · scripts · oral · folklore
AltaiUrals
Russian continental boundary peaks
Carpathians · Caucasus · European Alps · Pyrenees · Alps