The Ural mountain ranges separate the continents of Europe and Asia.
They run in a north-south direction through Western Russia, with a length of 2500 metres. It is one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world.
Ural mountains are divided into five mountain ranges. They are;
The Polar Urals: This region covers an area of 239 miles and is composed of rocks with sharp ridges.
Neter-polar Urals: They are higher and alpine ranges that extend for more than 225 km.
Northern Ural: It consists of a number of parallel ridges with a height of 1000-1200 m and flattened tops.
Middle Ural: The lowest part of the Ural, they extend from south of river Ufa and have smooth mountain tops.
Southern Ural: It consists of numerous valleys and parallel ridges running in a southwest direction.
The Ural range has the richest source of mineral deposits in the world, with more than 1000 types of minerals like gold, platinum, chalcopyrite, chromite, coal, bauxite, coal, bauxite, lignite, etc.
With a continental climate, Urals are home to animals like elk, brown fox, wolf, and wolverine, and have forests and steppes.
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