EAST FLANK OF THE URAL SOUTH OF EKATERINBURG. 
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■western side of the watershed, whilst in the North Ural, as already shown, the) 
rise up on its eastern flank. Thus in the tracts we are about to considei , the 
Taganai, Iremel, Yamantau and other great elevations, lie to the west, whilst in 
those previously described, the Katchkanar, Pavdinski and Konshakofski-kamen, 
are upon the eastern slope of the axis, or “ divortia aquarum.” We here speak 
merely of the lines of greatest altitude, for upon inspecting the Map it will be seen, 
that in a geological sense, many of the igneous rocks preserve their meridian di- 
rection, and occupy very nearly the same parallels of longitude, whatever may be 
their height. 
The chief physical distinction, however, of the South Ural is, that unlike the 
North Ural, which has one dominant ridge only (see Map, PL VII.). it is composed 
of many bands, which, proceeding from the mountain \ urnia, gradually open out 
fan-wise, and are divergent. For whilst the Ilmen Hills on one line, and tbeKyrktv 
or Krykty and Irendyk upon another (the two latter forming a sharp “ serra,” which 
represents the chief water-slied), trend upon the whole, from north to south ; other 
and loftier ranges proceed from the Yurma, Taganai and Urenga on the north- 
east, and swelling out on the western flanks of the lofty Iremel 1 , expand into a 
succession of ridges, which trending from north-north-east to south-south-west, 
are watered and traversed by the rivers Inzer, Nugush and Bielaya, all tributaries 
of the Kama and the Volga. It is this south-western portion of the chain which 
has met with the least attention from geographers and geologists, and in referring 
to our Map, on which many new features are inserted, we shall in the sequel 
endeavour to point out the structure of some of these embranchments. Befoie, 
however, we enter upon the description of such portion of these southern mountains 
as we visited, we must say a few words concerning an intermediate tract on the 
eastern flank of the chain between Ekaterinburg and the South Ural properly so 
called. 
Eastern Flank of the Ural south of Ekaterinburg .—The portion of the chain which 
lies immediately to the south of Ekaterinburg is of slight altitude, and is com- 
' The knot of higher mo, minim .round Iremel. o, Eremell the geogr.phicid f.mum. of trtdeh toe 
been ju„ described in detail by M. J. Kh.nik.ff (Jounral of the Royal Oeogr.phm.l Society , vol. «). 
i. not, of course, included in the allu.ion to acceseible and prcture.que drntncU Helmereen and Ho man 
have explained the structure of the highest peaks in this rugged Alpine tract, wh.eh, as in the Taganai 
and Ural-tau of Zlatoust, consist for the most part of qurntz rocks, with passage, into micaceous 
schists, &c. 
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