Peaks of Trans-Ili Alatau in Almaty region
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The peaks and mountain passes of Trans-Ili Alatau bear the names of different explorers, cosmonauts, revolutionaries, pilots, statesmen, and other prominent figures. Namings also come from names of forms and reliefs - Trapezium, Window (Taschoky), Raw, Rocky, Stony, etc. The highest point of the Trans-Ili Alatau ridge is Talgar Peak - about 4,980 meters. Some of the peaks and summits of Trans-Ili Alatau are Talgar Peak, Sergo Ordzhonikidze Peak, Youth Peak, Mayakovsky Peak, Antikainen Peak, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Peak, M. Mametova Peak, Big Alma Peak, Kumbel Peak, Titov Peak, Ozerny Peak, Khan-Tengri Peak, Tuyuksu Peak (Tuyuksu Glacier).
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