Some facts about the Ural Mountains are:
- Were formed 300 million years ago
- The Ural mountains, together with the Appalachians, are among the oldest mountains in the world.
- The Urals have been a natural barrier for humans. During World War II Soviet forces planned to retreat east of the Urals in case Nazi’s invasion would have been eventually successful.
- The Urals act as a natural barrier to winds from the Atlantic