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One of the Seven Summits, Mount Elbrus (
Russian: Эльбру́с,
tr. Elbrus, IPA:
[ɪlʲˈbrus];
Karachay-Balkar: Минги тау, Miñi taw, IPA:
[mɪˈŋːi taw];
Kabardian: Ӏуащхьэмахуэ,
’Wāśhamāxwa IPA:
[ʔʷaːɕħamaːxʷa];[
citation needed]) is the
highest mountain in
Europe, and the tenth most
prominent peak in the world.
[6] A
dormant volcano, Elbrus is in the
Caucasus Mountains in
Southern Russia, near the border with
Georgia.
Elbrus has two
summits, both of which are dormant
volcanic domes. The taller west summit is 5,642 metres (18,510 ft);
[2] the east summit is 5,621 metres (18,442 ft). The east summit was first ascended on 10 July 1829 (
Julian calendar) by Khillar Khachirov, and the west summit in 1874 by a British expedition led by
F. Crauford Grove and including
Frederick Gardner,
Horace Walker, and the Swiss guide
Peter Knubel of
St. Niklaus.
Source: Wikipedia
The model is created at a scale of 1:100,000 with 1.25x vertical exaggeration. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: JAXA (Elevation), ESA (Imagery)