Mugalzhar
{{Short description|Mountain range in northwestern Kazakhstan}}
{{Infobox mountain range
| name = Mugalzhar
| other_name= Мұғалжар / Мугоджары
| photo = Актюбинская область. Горы Мугоджары. Берёзовая роща.jpg
| photo_caption = Birch grove in the Mugalzhar
| highest= Ulken Baktybay
| elevation_m = 657
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| map = Kazakhstan#European Russia
| map_caption = Location
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| location = Kazakhstan
| range =
| coordinates = {{Coord|48|38|38|N|58|32|47|E|format=dms}}
| geology= Sandstone, conglomerate, quartzite, schist, gneiss, granite, shale
| age= Precambrian, Paleozoic
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| range_coordinates = {{Coord|48|39|N|58|33|E|format=dms|display=it}}
| length_km= 200
| length_orientation= N/S
| width_km= 30
| width_orientation=E/W
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Mugalzhar ({{langx|kk|Мұғалжар}}), also known as Mugodzhar Hills or Mugodzhar Range ({{langx|ru|Мугоджары}}),[https://www.geonames.org/608797/gory-mugodzhary.html Gory Mugodzhary] Geonames is a mountain range of moderate height in the Aktobe Region of northwestern Kazakhstan.
Geography
Stretching in a roughly north/south direction, the Mugalzhar is a southern prolongation of the Ural Mountains. The northernmost section a narrow ridge that branches into two almost parallel ridges separated by the gently undulating {{convert|20|km|sp=us}} Alabass Basin ({{langx|ru|Алабасская котловина}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.booksite.ru/fulltext/1/001/008/078/822.htm|publisher=Great Soviet Encyclopedia|title=Мугоджары}}
The Mugalzhar has a length of about {{convert|200|km|sp=us}} with a width of {{convert|30|km|sp=us}}. It stretches from the Or River (река Орь) as a narrow range that further south splits in two: the Eastern Mugalzhar and Western Mugalzhar. The highest point is {{convert|657|m|sp=us}} high Mount Ulken Baktybay ({{ill|Boktybay|ru|Боктыбай}}), rising in the Eastern Mugalzhar.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-40.jpg|title=M-40 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=9 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/l-40.jpg|title=L-40 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=9 January 2024}}Google Earth
Located at the southern end, the Shoshkakol Buirat is a spur of low hills reaching a height of {{convert|408|m|sp=us}}. In the northern section, the wider Mugalzhar connects with the Guberlin Mountains.
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References
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External links
- {{Commons category inline|Mugodzhar Hills}}
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