NORTH ASIA
North Asia stretches from the coasts of the Arctic Ocean to the Kazakh Threshold and the peripheral mountains of the highlands and basins of Central Asia (Altai, Sajan, Jablonowy Mountains) in the south, from the Urals in the west to the Pacific in the east. In terms of its surface shape and its formation, it is divided into three parts: In addition to the ancient West Siberian lowlands between the Urals and the Yenisei, there is the geologically old Central Siberian mountainous region between the Yenisei and Lena (low mountain range, Angara shield) as well as the young chain mountains east of the Lena Kamchatka and Sichote-Alin with partly active tectonics. The islands in the Arctic Ocean as well as the raised coastal plains, which rarely reach larger dimensions, form their own spatial units. Tundras and boreal coniferous forests. For more information about the continent of Asia, please check ehistorylib.com.
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