File:Asbestnaya Mount, Adygea, Гора Асбестная, виды с вершины, Адыгея, Западный Кавказ.jpg

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Greater Caucasus Range from Mount Asbestnaya, in fog and clouds, Caucasus Mountains.

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Description	English: Dangerous cumulonimbus clouds form and tower over the Greater Caucasus Range, along with fog, drizzle and atmospheric mist. There are also some geological features in the surrounding landscape in view, such as Triassic rocky outcrops, exposure of limestone bedrock, ancient superficial deposits, and major structural downwarps dating back to the Oligocene epoch. The ultimate night thunderstorm is coming. View from Mount Asbestnaya. Adygea, Western Caucasus. Русский: Опасные грозовые облака в стадии формирования над Большим Кавказским хребтом, туман, атмосферная влажность. Элементы ландшафта разных геологических эпох от юры и триаса до олигоцена и эоцена. Вид с горы Асбестная Передового хребта на Большой Кавказский хребет, Адыгея, Западный Кавказ, Россия. Погодные условия раннего лета, облака и дождь каждый день.
Date	4 June 2015, 18:19:26
Source	Own work
Author	Vyacheslav Argenberg

Camera location	44° 00′ 33.47″ N, 40° 27′ 17.36″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	44.009297; 40.454822

This image was taken by Vyacheslav Argenberg

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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Western Caucasus.

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English: Clouds over the Greater Caucasus Range, along with fog and atmospheric mist. The landscape represents geological features from different geological epochs: Triassic, Jurassic, and the Oligocene. View from Mount Asbestnaya, Republic of Adygea, Caucasus Mountains.

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English: Clouds over the Greater Caucasus Range, along with fog and atmospheric mist. The landscape represents geological features from different geological epochs: Triassic, Jurassic, and the Oligocene. View from Mount Asbestnaya, Republic of Adygea, Caucasus Mountains.

Русский: Грозовые облака в стадии формирования над Большим Кавказским хребтом, туман, атмосферная влажность. Элементы ландшафта разных геологических эпох от юры и триаса до олигоцена и эоцена. Вид с горы Асбестная, Адыгея, Западный Кавказ.

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