Pamir Mountain System No. 2

 

The highest Pamir mountain system is figuratively called the "roof of the world." Most of the Pamirs belong to Russia. Within our country, the Pamirs have the shape of an irregular quadrangle enclosed between the Zaalai range, gorges and valleys of the Panja and Vakhandarya rivers, the Vakhan and Sarykol ranges. The Pamirs are dominated by the highest mountain ranges and ridges with peaks over 7000 meters above sea level and wide gentle uplifts with steeply precipitous slopes. Hundreds of millions of years ago, in the Paleozoic, there were high ancient mountains on the site of the Pamirs. Over a long geological history, they have been severely destroyed, the leveled surfaces of their bases have been fractured, and in the Neogene and Quaternary periods they were raised to even greater heights. Now the folds and rocks of the foundations of the oldest mountains have been carried out into the "sky-high distances", and the forces and processes of weathering create peaked ridges, peaks, steep slopes, as well as raised flat surfaces. In the conditions of high-altitude relief, further leveling of the former foundations of the oldest mountains continues. In the east, the Pamir mountain ranges do not create sharp shapes. They are smoothed out and descend to intermountain valleys lying at an absolute altitude of 3500-4000 meters above sea level. A system of high latitude ridges rises in the west.


The preserved traces of his activity allow us to determine the contours of the former glaciation. Stormy cold streams are born on the glacier, gathering into rivers. Their water falls down with great force and speed, paving deep gorges in its path, forming huge waterfalls. Some of the water, being lost in the ground, more slowly than on the surface, also rushes down to the plains, replenishing the groundwater reserves of the young and ancient plains, the Pamirs is a land of diverse forms of high—altitude relief. Similar relief forms are found in other mountainous regions at one stage or another, but the high-altitude relief of the Pamirs is unique. High-altitude peaks, jagged ridges, and sharp peaks crown Zaalaysky, Vakhansky, Sarykolsky, Peter the Great, Darvazsky, Academy of Sciences, and other ridges. Ancient Paleozoic metamorphic rocks, permeated with inclusions of granites and diorites, are slowly collapsing in a high-altitude zone of severe frosts and scorching sun rays, stormy winds. Massive boulders with sharp edges, complex lines and fault planes remain on the mountain tops. There are many five-, six-, and seven—thousand-meter peaks in the Pamirs; all of them are diverse, retain original contours, and are freely recognizable. Each of them is affectionately and respectfully called by a name that usually reflects the grandeur of an unusual creation of nature.


Sliding down, fragments of peaks and ridges from crystalline rocks are preserved for a long time by "untreated" weathering processes. Snow stays on the slopes of the highest mountains for a long time. In the sun, snow usually melts, and small streams flow out from under it. Debris and rock particles are carried out with the water. Snow accumulates annually. Over time, peculiar depressions form on the mountain slopes under the compacted snowfields and glaciers. They resemble the shape of an armchair and are called punches. From the steep walls of the cars, rock fragments fall onto dense snow and ice, collapse and are carried down by water. Often, the backward walls of the cars fit each other from two or three sides and steeply sloping, pointed ridges are created between them, which are practically inaccessible even to experienced climbers. The growing glaciers in the rocks begin to "flow" independently due to the high plasticity of the ice due to high loads. Glacial tongues form along the depressions and depressions of the mountain slopes. Here, not only the water flow, but also the ice itself with a mass of stone inclusions processes the surface of the slopes. Les modalités de dépôt et de retrait sont diversifiées et calibrées pour répondre aux attentes des joueurs africains. Avec un code promo 1xbet bénin vous octroyant 130€ de bonus sportif ou 1950€ avec 150 tours gratuits pour le casino, vous pouvez réaliser votre premier versement via des canaux de paiement locaux et internationaux. La structure accepte les cartes bancaires, les porte-monnaie électroniques, les virements bancaires et les cryptomonnaies, offrant ainsi une flexibilité maximale.