Lesser Caucasus

Lesser Caucasus
Aragats mount in Armenia
Highest point
PeakAragats[1]
Elevation4,090 m (13,420 ft)
Dimensions
Length600 km (370 mi) NW-SE
Geography
Satellite image; the snowy mountains to the south are the Lesser Caucasus.
CountriesArmenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Range coordinates41°N 44°E / 41°N 44°E / 41; 44
Parent rangeCaucasian / Armenian Highlands
Borders onGreater Caucasus

The Lesser Caucasus or Lesser Caucasus Mountains, also called Caucasus Minor, is the second of the two main ranges of the Caucasus Mountains, of length about 600 km (370 mi). The western portion of the Lesser Caucasus overlaps and converges with east Turkey and northwest Iran. It runs parallel to the Greater Caucasus, at a distance averaging about 100 km (62 mi) south from the Likhi Range (Georgia) and limits east Turkey from the north and north-east. It is connected to the Greater Caucasus by the Likhi Range (Georgia) and separated from it by the Kolkhida Lowland (Georgia) in the west and Kura-Aras Lowland (Azerbaijan) (by the Kura River) in the east.

  1. ^ "Mount Aragats | mountain, Armenia". Britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-05-07.