Elbrus, Mount
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views updated May 17 2018Elbrus, Mount (Gora El'Brus) Two peaks in
s European Russia, in the Caucasus range, on the border with
Georgia. Extinct volcanoes, the
w peak, rising to 5633m (18,481ft), is the highest in
Europe. The
e peak is 5595m (18,356ft) high.
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