Ekaterinburg-Beresov, Russia/ekatberezov910
Previous | Home | NextImmediately below the Cyrillic names of the larger towns, the Latinized names have been laid; and the location of the Asia-Europe monument (marked "2" on the Garmin maps) is shown. Notice that the backbone of the "Continental divide" does not necessarily go along the highest ridges, but instead is defined by the directions of the westward and eastward watersheds. This phenomenon is also seen in the United States, where, for example, Pike's Peak is 100 km east of the Continental Divide.
