Gizeldon River

The Gizeldon River, also Gizel' don (Ossetian: Джызæлдон), is a river and valley of North Ossetia–Alania in southwestern Russia. It is a tributary of the Terek River.[1] It flows for 81 kilometres. A valley with many cliffs and a 4000 metre peak,[2] the area is prone to avalanches; 30 were reported in 1967-1968.[3] The terrain is described as having "craggy, gashed terrain", with cattle breeding, lumbering, and lead-zinc mining being the principal economic pursuits of the people of the Gizeldon valley.[4] A hydroelectric plant has been built on the Gizeldon River.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hoffecker, John F. (2002). Desolate landscapes: Ice-Age settlement in Eastern Europe. Rutgers University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8135-2992-9. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Richmond, Simon (1 March 2009). Russia. Lonely Planet. p. 531. ISBN 978-1-74104-722-6. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. ↑ American Meteorological Society; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Inc. Internet Database Service (1970). Meteorological and geoastrophysical abstracts. American Meteorological Society. p. 2273. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bahr, Lauren S.; Johnston, Bernard (1993). Collier's encyclopedia: with bibliography and index. P.F. Collier. p. 643. Retrieved 24 December 2011.