What is the highest mountain peak in the Caucasus nation of Georgia, located in the Greater Caucasus on the border with Russia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Mount Shkhara (5,193 m)
- Step 1: Mount Shkhara rises to 5,193 meters (17,037 feet) in the Svaneti region of northern Georgia.
- Step 2: It forms the highest point of the Bezengi Wall, a 12-kilometer-long glacier crest in the Greater Caucasus.
Answer
Mount Shkhara (5,193 m)
Why not the others: 'Mount Kazbek' is a prominent dormant volcano and popular climbing peak near Stepantsminda; 'Tetnuldi' is a pyramid peak in Svaneti; 'Ushba' is famous for its dramatic twin spires.
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