5614 x 2709 px | 47,5 x 22,9 cm | 18,7 x 9 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
3 maggio 2004
Ubicazione:
The Belukha Mount The Katunskiy Ridge Altai Russia Siberia
Altre informazioni:
The Belukha Mount is the highest peak of Siberia 4506 meters The name of the mountain means White because there is a lot of snow on its slopes The Altaic name of the mountain is Kadyn Bazhi The Top of the Katun River The first explorations of Belukha started in the end of the 18 th century In 1836 Frederick Gebler explored the region he approximately determined the altitude of the mountain discovered Katun and Berel Glaciers undertook the attempt to climb the top But for the first time brothers Michail and Boris Tronovs conquered Belucha only in 1914 The distance between the Belukha and the three oceans the Pacific the Atlantic and the Indian oceans is almost equal The region is situated in the seismic zone In 1998 the Belukha was entered into the list of Universal Heritage of Mankind by UNESCO
