Supplying water to the Alakol via the Chu, Lake Balkhash via the Ili, and the Aral Sea via the Syr Darya, this mountain chain contains the high-elevation Lake Issyk Kul.
chrenk's Spruce is native to this mountain chain and one of its peaks contains the Muzart glacier. The Flaming Mountains are an extension of this, and rivers which originate from it include the Naryn in the west and the Kaidu in the east. This mountain range separates the Junggar plateau to the north from the Tarim basin to the south, and sits next to the Turpan depression. Supplying water to the Alakol via the Chu, Lake Balkhash via the Ili, and the Aral Sea via the Syr Darya, this mountain chain contains the high-elevation Lake Issyk Kul. This range contains Hantengri and Pobedy peaks, the latter also called ► Victory Peak by Red Army explorers, and lies east of the Altai Mountains. For 10 points, name this mountain range in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang region of China, whose name means "sky mountain."
chrenk's Spruce is native to this mountain chain and one of its peaks contains the Muzart glacier.
Tian Shan [or Tengri Tagh]