Q. Mount Elbrus, that was recently seen in news, is part of which mountain range?
Answer: Caucasus Mountains
Notes: Recently, an artificially-triggered avalanche was filmed on Mount Elbrus, Russia’s highest mountain. Mount Elbrus is located in southwest Russia, part of the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains formed from the northward collision of the Arabian Plate with the Eurasian Plate. Mount Elbrus is about 2.5 million years old, an inactive volcano with two dormant summits. It is the highest point in Russia and Europe, at 18,510 feet (5,642 meters), and part of Prielbrusye National Park. It is one of the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent.
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