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Küre Mountains

mountains, Turkey
Also known as: Isfendiyar
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  • Turkey
    Turkey
    / The northern folded zone

    …are four main ridges: the Küre, Bolu, Ilgaz, and Köroğlu mountains. East of the Yeşil the system is higher, narrower, and steeper. Less than 50 miles from the coast, peaks rise to more than 10,000 feet (3,000 meters), with a maximum elevation of 12,917 feet (3,937 meters) in the Kaçkar…

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    …are four main ridges: the Küre, Bolu, Ilgaz, and Köroğlu mountains. East of the Yeşil the system is higher, narrower, and steeper. Less than 50 miles from the coast, peaks rise to more than 10,000 feet (3,000 meters), with a maximum elevation of 12,917 feet (3,937 meters) in the Kaçkar…

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