Red canyon, a photo from Almaty, East

Photographer's Note

Near the Kazakh-Chinese border, Charyn Canyon's formation is along the banks of the fast flowing Charyn River in a northern flow stretch of about 80 kilometres; the river has a total length of 393 kilometres.
The river rises from the Tian Shan Mountains (meaning: "Heavenly Mountains") that is spread over the arid semi-desert to the east of Almaty (Alma-Ata). In parts, it attains a depth of 150 to 300 metres (490 to 980 ft).
This large semi-desert, steppe region has cold Winters (can reach -25 C) and dry, hot Summers (can reach +50 C on occasion).
The extreme climate and arid terrain allow low grasses and shrubs to grow. Trees only occur near water sources.

fritzi007, COSTANTINO ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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fritzi007 (14698) 2017-01-27 6:03

Hello Alex,
Interesting landscape, especially climatic, very good photo quality and information, well done!

I wish you a nice Weekend
wolfgang

No_One (4) 2017-01-27 13:33

Hi Alex
I'm really enjoying your series, as it's so rare to see this beautiful country here, and the landscapes are so alien to me, a far cry from Irish views. That makes the fascinating for me
Cheers
Noel

COSTANTINO (115605) 2017-01-28 4:56

Hello dear Alex an have a nice week end
I red carefully your useful notes about the
river wich rises from the Tian Shan Muntains
I really enjoy your series and I am feeling
being so fascinatings to me
regards
Costantino