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When did Russians complete their exploration of the Ural Mountains?
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The Ural Mountains.
Russians discovered the northernmost part of the Ural Mountains at the end of the 11th century. However, they did not complete the discovery of the entire range until the beginning of the 17th century, a period that coincided with the discovery of the region's mineral wealth.1