Pskem Range

Pskem Range

Pskem Range ( _ru. Пскемский хребет) extends over 120 km from north-east to south-west in the extreme north-eastern finger of Uzbekistan's Tashkent Province. The range is a water divide between Pskem River to the north and the rivers Sandalysh, Chatkal, and Koksu to the south. [ [http://poxod.ru/guidebook/westerntianshan/p_westerntianshan_pskemskijhreqbs_a.html Pskem Range in West Tien Shan mountaineering guide] , in Russian.] The highest elevations are attained in the north-east of the range: Mount Adelung (4,301 m) and Mount Beshtor (4,299 m). [ [http://www.bse.sci-lib.com/article093987.html "Big Soviet Encyclopedia", on-line edition] , in Russian, accessed May 23, 2008.]

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