Uralian orogenic belt

Uralian orogenic belt

The Uralian orogenic belt is usually thought of as the boundary between Europe and Asia. It extends from the Aral Sea to Novaya Zemlya, and it includes the Ural Mountains, the Pay-Khoy Ridge, and the Mughalzhar Hills of northwest Kazakhstan. Its total length is about 3,500 kilometres (2,175 miles), of which the Ural Mountains are about 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles).


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