Mount Elbrus (Russian: Эльбру́с tr. El’brus IPA: [ɪlʲˈbrus]; Karachay-Balkar: Минги тау Miñi taw IPA: [miŋŋi taw] ) is a dormant volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia the Russian Federation near the border with Georgia. Mt. Elbrus’s peak is the highest in the Caucasus in Russia.Elbrus has two summits both of which are dominant volcanic domes. Mt.
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elevation (μ)
5642.0
eruption date
0050-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
person that first ascented a mountain
Karachays, Florence Crauford Grove, Horace Walker, Summit, Frederick D. Gardner, Ahiya_Sottaiev, Peter_Knubel
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