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Georgian Caucasus – Mt Ushba – Shkhara – Kazbek terraQuest Trekking Map

The Caucasus Mountains in Georgia presented on a durable, waterproof and tear-resistant map from terraQuest, with two separate panels covering the central part including the peaks of Ushba and Shkhara with the Svaneti Range, plus the eastern region from Mount Kazbek to the Tusheti National Park.On one side a map at 1:75,000 presents the central part of the mountains, just south-east of the Elbrus massif. Coverage is centred on the town of Mestia, extending west to Lakhamula and Nakra, and east to the peak of Shkhara. The map highlights hiking and climbing trails, including their continuation across the passes on the Russian side, indicating difficult sections. Symbols mark locations with tourist accommodation, mountain refuges and bivouac places, restaurants and food shops, and various other facilities and places of interest.On the reverse the western part of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia is shown at 1:110,000, extending east from Mkinvartsveri (Mount Kazbek) and Stepantsminda (Kazbegi) to the Russian border along the Tusheti National Park. An enlargement at 1:50,000 presents in greater detail and clarity the trail from Stepantsminda to the peak of Mt Kazbek.The cartography provides a vivid representation of the terrain with contours at 50m intervals enhanced by bold relied shading and colouring for glaciers and forested areas, plus numerous stop heights. Latitude and longitude grid is at 1’™ intervals. All place names are in the Latin alphabet, with English used for facilities, places of interest, etc. Multilingual map legend includes English.The map is laminated in a format similar to the old cloth-dissected maps so that sections of it can be easily folded back without damage.