File:Asbestnaya Mount, Adygea, Гора Асбестная, виды с вершины, Адыгея, Западный Кавказ.jpg

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English: Dangerous cumulonimbus clouds form and tower over the Greater Caucasus Range, along with fog, drizzle and atmospheric mist. There are also some geological features in the surrounding landscape in view, such as Triassic rocky outcrops, exposure of limestone bedrock, ancient superficial deposits, and major structural downwarps dating back to the Oligocene epoch. The ultimate night thunderstorm is coming. View from Mount Asbestnaya. Adygea, Western Caucasus.
Русский: Опасные грозовые облака в стадии формирования над Большим Кавказским хребтом, туман, атмосферная влажность. Элементы ландшафта разных геологических эпох от юры и триаса до олигоцена и эоцена. Вид с горы Асбестная Передового хребта на Большой Кавказский хребет, Адыгея, Западный Кавказ, Россия. Погодные условия раннего лета, облака и дождь каждый день.
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Author Vyacheslav Argenberg
Camera location44° 00′ 33.47″ N, 40° 27′ 17.36″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo



This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Western Caucasus.

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Greater Caucasus Range from Mount Asbestnaya, in fog and clouds, Caucasus Mountains.

44°0'33.469"N, 40°27'17.359"E

4 June 2015

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