Caucasus [mountain range] - Caucasus

Japanese: カフカス[山脈] - カフカス

Also known as the Caucasus Mountains. A folded mountain range that stretches between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and divides the Caucasus region into north and south. In Russia, it is called the "Great Caucasus" and is distinguished from the "Little Caucasus" about 300 km south. The southern part of the Greater Caucasus is called the "Transcaucasia". Historically, it has been considered the border between Asia and Europe. It is 1,200 km long and 70 to 200 km wide. There are many high mountains over 5,000 m high, covered with perpetual snow and glaciers, such as Mount Elibrus, Mount Kazbek, and Mount Shikhara (5,201 m). There are two north-south crossing roads: the Georgian Military Highway and the Ossetian Military Highway.
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Japanese:

コーカサス山脈とも。黒海とカスピ海の間に連なり，カフカス地方を南北に２分する褶曲(しゅうきょく)山脈。ロシアでは〈大カフカス〉と呼び，約300km南方の〈小カフカス〉と区別する。大カフカスの南側を〈ザカフカス〉という。歴史的にアジアとヨーロッパの境と考えられてきた。延長1200km，幅70〜200km。エリブルス山，カズベク山，シハラ山（5201m）など万年雪と氷河におおわれた5000m以上の高山が多い。南北横断路としてはジョージア軍用道路，オセチア軍用道路の２本がある。
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