Kakshaal Too

Kakshaal Too
Kakshaal Too
Кокшаал Тоо
	Jengish Chokusu
Highest point
Peak	Jengish Chokusu
Elevation	7,439 m (24,406 ft)
Coordinates	41°40′12″N 79°00′00″E / 41.67000°N 79.00000°ECoordinates: 41°40′12″N 79°00′00″E / 41.67000°N 79.00000°E
Dimensions
Length	582 km (362 mi) E-W
Width	54 km (34 mi) N-S
Naming
Etymology	in Kyrgyz "Какшаал" meaning wild, severe, and "Тоо" - mountains
Native name	Какшаал Тоо (Kyrgyz)
Geography
	Kakshaal Too
Countries	Kyrgyzstan and China

The Kakshaal Too (Kyrgyz: Какшаал Тоо, Qaqşaal Too, قاقشاال توو) is a large mountain range in the Central Tien-Shan. It stretches for a length of 582 km (in Kyrgyzstan) between Kyrgyzstan and China. The highest point in the range is Jengish Chokusu (7,439 metres (24,406 ft)). The range is mainly composed of limestones, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates, and argillites of Paleozoic intruded by granites, granosyenite, and syenite.^[1]

References[]

^ Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.

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[encyc-1] Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.

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