Urals
Europe-Asia boundary range
The Urals are a mountain range in Russia extending roughly 1,500 miles from the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River, traditionally marking the boundary between Europe and Asia.
The range gives its name to the broader Ural region, which includes significant industrial cities and natural resources.
The Urals have been mined for minerals since the 18th century.
The adjective Ural or Uralian describes things pertaining to this region.
Extractable metallic mineral deposit
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- goldElement seventy-nine
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
malachite · emeralds · magnetite · gemstones · smelting · metallurgy · industrial heartland · mineral wealth
Russia's eastern expanse
- KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
- VolgaEurope's longest river
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
Narrow elevated formations
- peaksHighest points attained
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- rangeExtent of variation
- elevationHeight above reference point
foothills · highlands · massif · terrain · topography · escarpment · forested slopes
Edge of settlement
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- border regionZone along a boundary
Geological mountain formation
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- metamorphic rockStone transformed by subsurface conditions
- sedimentary layersAccumulated geological deposits
faults · uplift · erosion · peneplain · collision zone · geological history · rock formations
iron ore
Extractable metallic mineral deposit
nickel · malachite · emeralds · magnetite · gemstones · smelting · metallurgy · industrial heartland · mineral wealth · extraction
Siberia
Russia's eastern expanse
- KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
- VolgaEurope's longest river
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
ridges
Narrow elevated formations
elevation · foothills · highlands · massif · terrain · topography · escarpment · forested slopes
frontier
Edge of settlement
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
border region · natural barrier · continental divide · separation
orogeny
Geological mountain formation
- PaleozoicEarly complex-life epoch
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- metamorphic rockStone transformed by subsurface conditions
sedimentary layers · faults · uplift · erosion · peneplain · collision zone · geological history · rock formations
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
- Russian GeographyMoscow, Siberia, Volga River, Lake Baikal, St. Petersburg
- European MountainsAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Dolomites, Apennines
- mountain rangesAlps, Andes, Himalayas, Rockies, Pyrenees
- World RegionsEurope, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
- Eurasia MapsEurope map, Himalayas, Alps, Gobi, Volga
UralsCaucasus
Mountain range, Black to Caspian
Alps · Himalayas · Andes · Pyrenees · Carpathians
UralsAtlantic coast
Ocean-bordering eastern shore
Western Europe · Iberian Peninsula · Kamchatka · Pacific coast · Vladivostok
- Ural MountainsRange dividing Europe, Asia