A mostly cold and barren world of steppes and tundra, with vast frozen regions and glaciated mountain ranges.

在这个寒冷贫瘠的世界上，绝大部分地貌是干草原、苔原、大片冻土和冰川山脉。

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It has a a site of rich diversity, with a variety of landscapes from mountain river gorges, to mountains steppes, meadows, floodplains and reservoirs.

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From the lowland steppes of the north, the ground rises to the southern border with Georgia which runs through the Caucasus mountain peaks.

BBC: Karachay-Cherkessia profile