Lesser Caucasus, also called Little Caucasus, Russian Maly Kavkaz, range of folded mountains in the southern part of the Caucasus region, connected with the main Caucasus Mountains by means of the Likhsky Mountains, which form the divide between the basins of the Rioni and Kura rivers. The range covers portions of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. To the south the Lesser Caucasus, which runs northwest-southeast, merges almost imperceptibly with the Armenian Highland, which covers much of the southern part of Armenia and adjacent areas of Turkey and Iran. The western ranges are intensively folded and are much affected by volcanic action; the central and eastern portions are slightly less folded. Few peaks in the range exceed an elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 m).
Lesser Caucasus
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- Armenia (in Armenia: Relief)
- Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijan: Relief, drainage, and soils)
- Caucasus Mountains (in Caucasus (region and mountains, Eurasia))
- Georgia (in Georgia: Relief, drainage, and soils)
- Transcaucasia (in Transcaucasia (region, Eurasia): Physiography)
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