CANYONS OF THE CHARYN RIVER (SOUTH-EAST KAZAKHSTAN): GEOLOGICAL HISTORY AND GEOTOURISM
The Charyn River is located in South-East Kazakhstan, 195 km east of Almaty. The river valley cuts through Paleozoic rocks and loose sandy-clay deposits of the Cenozoic and forms amazingly beautiful canyons, the so-called "Valley of Castles". This place is actively visited by tourists fro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editura Universităţii din Oradea
2021-02-01
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Series: | Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites |
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Online Access: | http://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-1-2021/gtg.34114-625.pdf |