The Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains, or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north-south mostly through Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan near the Caspian Sea. The mountain range forms part of the conventional boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia, marking the separation between European Russia and Siberia. The average altitudes of the Urals are around 1,000-1,300 metres (3,300-4,300 ft), the highest point being Mount Narodnaya, which reaches a height of 1,894 metres (6,214 ft). The range extends about 2,500 km (1,600 mi) from the Kara Sea to the Kazakh Steppe.