"People at home all want to think that Russia is in Asia and Mont Blanc is the highest in Europe." But geographers agree that two mountain ranges form the border between Asia and Europe -- the ...

Landslides, or the lack thereof, may help mountain ranges remain far longer than previously thought, new research suggests. As the tectonic plates that make up Earth's surface drift, mountain ...

Located in the western Caucasus Mountain range in Russia, near the border with Georgia, Elbrus is a dormant volcano with twin summits: the west summit (18,510 ft.) and the slightly lower east ...

Even if you are not a serious alpinist, visiting these stunning peaks will add some adventure to your Russian holiday. “Is there anything better than mountains? Mountains that you haven’t ...

However, several mountain ranges —including the Appalachian Mountains in the United States and the Ural Mountains in Russia —have survived for several hundred million years, despite ...

According to Denmark, the mountain range is an extension of its autonomous territory of Greenland. According to Russia, it is an extension of the Siberian archipelago Franz Josef Land. And ...

"In the event of an intercontinental nuclear war—while mountainous terrain would offer limited 'blast protection,' not even a mountain range would save the Russian president from the long-term ...

Bioscience engineers have developed a method to measure the snow depth in all mountain ranges in the Northern ... out are the snowy areas in eastern Russia, especially in Siberia and the Kamchatka ...

A rare beast believed extinct for decades has been spotted roaming a mountain range in Russia by stunned tourists. The Sailugem bear had not been seen since the middle of the last century ...

but their range extends far beyond the nation. Now, researchers surveying the Caspian Sea Basin, or the network of rivers and streams that flow to the Caspian Sea, in the Ural Mountains of Russia ...

According to Denmark, the mountain range is an extension of its autonomous territory of Greenland. According to Russia, it is an extension of the Siberian archipelago Franz Josef Land. And ...