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Rupes Altai

[ roo-peez al-tahy ]

/ ˈru piz ˈæl taɪ /

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noun

a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.

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Origin of Rupes Altai

<New Latin: Altai crags

Words nearby Rupes Altai

Runyon, RUOK, rupee, Rupert, Rupert's Land, Rupes Altai, rupestrine, rupiah, rupicolous, rupture, ruptured duck

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How to use Rupes Altai in a sentence

The Altai Mountains lie north of Mongolia, with an average elevation of from 5000 to 7000 feet.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
In this direction the Altai, Sayan, and other ranges continue the line of elevations to the north-eastern coast.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The rocky coast in just this region inspired Swift's once celebrated poem, Carberiae Rupes .
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various
A ride of twenty versts, and he reached Poperetchwaia, the last village in this part of the Altai.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams

Lying deep among the Baikal Mountains, an off-shoot of the Altai, it presents some vividly coloured and striking scenery.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams