Recent tectonics of the Kurai Ridge (Gorny Altai)

A recent tectonic structure of the Kurai Ridge has been revealed by a detai led geomorphological study of its central part (large-scale mapping based o n study of aerospace survey materials and field investigations). This struc ture is a system of faults radiating in a fan-like manner in the vertical s ection and subparallel in plan. Tectonic movement along these faults forms a step-like protrusion wedge. The present-day tectonic activity of the terr itory manifests itself as seismically induced landslides and zones of small faults shifting the steep sides of Late Pleistocene glacier valleys.