Altai Mountains

or Altay Mountains

plural noun

1. a mountain range in central Asia, mostly in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, and the S Russian Federation. Highest peak, Belukha, 15,157 feet (4,506 meters).

Altai Mountains

/ ɑːlˈtaɪ /

plural noun

1. a mountain system of central Asia, in W Mongolia, W China, and S Russia. Highest peak: Belukha, 4506 m (14 783 ft)

Example Sentences

And as a more ancient example, genetic analyses have revealed that women migrated 54,000 years ago in clans of Neandertals in the Altai Mountains in Central Asia.

From Scientific American

Located in the Altai Mountains near the border of modern-day Mongolia and China, one contained the opulent tombs of aristocrats, whereas the other was a less elaborate graveyard for local elites.

From Science Magazine

From a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai Mountains in Russia, he discovered a new species of early hominid, the Denisovans.

From Washington Post

The existence of Denisovans was unknown until the tip of a finger bone about 40,000 years old was found in 2010 in a cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia.

From Washington Post

Jessica Zang’s picturesque Instagram photos show her smiling beneath a beaming sun, kicking fresh powered snow atop a ski resort on the Altai Mountains in China’s Xinjiang region during the Beijing Olympics.

From Seattle Times