Aktau Mountains

Altyn-Emel
Jetisu Region
Kazakhstan

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- Park
Description

The Aktau Chalk Mountains are the main attraction of Altyn Emel National Park after the Singing Barkhan.

The Aktau Mountains (translated from the Kazakh language as "white mountains") are a unique geological formation, the bottom of the dried up ancient ocean, which got its name from the basic white color of the composing rocks.

The length of the Aktau Mountains from east to west is 30 km, from north to south - up to 2 km. The total area is about 50 km2.

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