This section of the site contains our photographs of natural landscapes of the world, including geological formations, relief forms, natural water bodies and vegetation types, as well as some plants and animals, typical to different native zones and geographical regions.
This page contains the list of images of the Northern Caucasus
(Elbrus area) nature: natural landscapes, vegetation types and some plants and
animals.
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Russia - Europe
Northern Caucasus
(Elbrus-Dombai area)
View to Elbrus Mountain (height 5642 m) from Bichesin plateau (2200 m above sea level)
View to Elbrus Mountain (height 5642 m) from it foot (3000 m above sea level)
View to Elbrus Mountain (height 5642 m) from the mountain forest zone (2500 m)
(Northern Caucasia)
The highest point of Bichesin plateau - (2200 m above sea level). View to Elbrus
mountain
The region of mineral springs. Northern Elbrus mountains (Northern Caucasia)
The region of mineral springs. Northern Elbrus mountains (Northern Caucasia)
Mineral spring. Northern Elbrus mountains (Northern Caucasia)
Alpine (mountain) sedge bog (marsh) on the Bichesin plateau (2000 m above sea level)
Alpine (mountain) sedge bog (marsh) on the Bichesin plateau (2000 m above sea level)
Alpine (mountain) meadows. Bichesin plateau (2200 m above sea level).
Skalisty Ridge in the background
Dry alpine meadows on the Bichesin plateau (2200 m above sea level)
Alpine stony (rocky) ground. Bichesin plateau (2200 m above sea level).
Skalisty Ridge in the background
Alpine (mountain) pastoral meadows (3000 m above sea level).
Main Caucasus Ridge in the background
Ancient road sign (or headstone) on the way to Kabarda. Bichesin mountain plateau
"Czar Gates" - old timber-carrying road, hack through the rock
Birch-maple mountain forest (undersized and crooked)
in the lower part of gorge, under avalanche
The result of water erosion in the limestone
Birch-pine forest in the upper mountain forest zone (1700 m above sea level)
Birch (Betula litvinovii) mountain forest near upper mountain forest zone
(2500 m above sea level)
Rocky talus in upper mountain forest zone (2500 m above sea level).
Teberda, Hadjibey canyon
Mountain forest and sub alpine meadows zones border (2500 m above sea level)
Alpine meadows zone (2700 m above sea level). Main Caicasus Ridge
Alpine meadows zone. "Austrian overnight stop". Bezengi Wall on the left
Alpine meadow (2750 m above sea level) with predominance of Speedwell and Anemone
Alpine meadow (2750 m above sea level) with predominance of Buttercups (Yellow-cups)
Mountain avens, or white dryas, or white dryad (Dryas octopetala).
Kabardino-Balkar nature preserve
Mountain avens, or white dryas, or white dryad (Dryas octopetala).
Kabardino-Balkar nature preserve
Caucasus bellflower (Campanula bellidifolia = C. argunensis = Hemisphaera
bellidifolia)
Macrotomia (family Boraginaceae)
Macrotomia (family Boraginaceae)
Rhododendron caucasicus
Alpine Valerian (Valeriana alpestris Stev.)
Speedwell (Veronica gentianoides Vahl)
Speedwell (Veronica gentianoides Vahl)
Betonica macrantha K. Koch = В. grandiflora Stev. ex Wild.
Betonica macrantha K. Koch = В. grandiflora Stev. ex Wild.
Anemone speciosa (Adam ex G.Pritz) Galushko (Anemonastrum speciosum)