The Vagaychoch Gorge is located on the northern slope of Table Mountain, near Vladikavkaz. It was formed at the bend of the rock layers as a result of a tectonic...
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Saltyn Gorge
The Saltyn Gorge is located in the Gunib district of Dagestan, at an altitude of 1,840 meters above sea level. The Saltinka River flows through the gorge, originating on the...
Lake Kara-Kol
Lake Kara-Kol' is located within the Teberda Nature Reserve in Karachay-Cherkessia. It was formed about 10,000 years ago after the powerful Teberda Glacier retreated from the valley. The name Kara-Kol'...
Teberda River
The exact origin of the name of the Teberda River is unknown. According to one version, it comes from the phrase "tab jerdy," which means "convenient place" in Karachay. There...
Elizavetinskaya and Mikhailovskaya galleries from Mashuk
The Academic Gallery, formerly known as the Elizabethan Gallery, is located at the site of the Elizabethan Acidic Spring in Pyatigorsk, discovered in 1809 and named after Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna...
Gud-Mountain
Gud-Mountain is a peak near Gudauri. This name was often used in the 19th century, including in Lermontov's novel "A Hero of Our Time" (1839): "And indeed, Gud-Mountain was smoking;...