A conjectural grouping of the Uralic and Altaic language families, implying a common ancestor that lacks recognition among most current comparative linguists
Mountain range, Russia and Kazakhstan. Generally held to constitute the boundary between Europe and Asia, the range extends south for 1,640 mi (2,640 km) from the Kara Sea to the Ural River. The mountains average 3,000-4,000 ft (915-1,220 m) in elevation; the highest peak is Mount Narodnaya at 6,217 ft (1,895 m). The Middle Urals contain one of the largest industrial regions of Russia, producing metal goods, chemicals, and machinery; that region developed rapidly during World War II (1939-45), when many industrial plants were moved from the western part of the Soviet Union to prevent their destruction by the Germans
A river of western Russia and western Kazakhstan rising in the southern Ural Mountains and flowing about 2,533 km (1,574 mi) south, west, and south to the Caspian Sea. River, Russia and Kazakhstan. Rising at the southern end of the Ural Mountains, it flows southwest to cross through western Kazakhstan to the Caspian Sea at Atyrau. It is 1,509 mi (2,428 km) long and drains an area of 91,500 sq mi (237,000 sq km). Its lower course is navigable