Caucasus is a region on the border between Europe and Asia.
Countries
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- North Caucasus (clearly part of Russia)
Territories with disputed status:
Territory
Area of the region is about 400 thousand square kilometers, where live more than 30 million people. The central axis of the region is the Great Caucasus mountain range, which divides it into two parts - the North Caucasus and the South Caucasus, and presents a natural boundary between temperate and subtropical climatic zones. Geographically, the Caucasus also includes the northeastern part of Turkey in the south and part of Rostov Oblast and Kalmykia - regions of Russia.
Nature
The nature of the Caucasus is very diverse. Here it originally combines dry landscapes and humid subtropics. Such a vicinity of warm seas and icy mountains you will find very seldom. Due to the region's significant biodiversity, the Conservation International has designated it as a biodiversity hotspot. Phytogeographically, the Caucasus is a separate floristic province from the Circumferential Region of the Holarctic Kingdom.Many Caucasus mountain peaks are covered in eternal snow and ice. Some of them - Elbrus (5642 m), Dichtau (5205), Khahar (5068), Kazbek (5033) - rise above the height of Western European White Mountain.
