Academy of Sciences Range
| Academy of Sciences Range Хребет Академии Наук Qatorkuhi Akademiyai Fanho | |
|---|---|
 Ismoil Somoni Peak in 1989 | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Ismoil Somoni Peak |
| Elevation | 7,495 m (24,590 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°55′N 72°01′E / 38.917°N 72.017°E |
| Geography | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Parent range | Pamir Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic |
| Type of rock | sedimentary and metamorphic rocks |
Academy of Sciences Range (Russian: Хребет Академии Наук, Khrebet Akademiy Nauk; Tajik: Qatorkuhi Akademiyai Fanho) is a mountain range in the Western Pamirs of Tajikistan. It is stretched in a north-south direction and considered to be the core of the Pamir mountain system.
Geography
The highest
summits more than 6,000 m in height. The lowest saddle point
, Kamaloyak (Камалояк), is at the altitude of 4,340 m (14,240 ft).
The range is formed with
Paleozoic Era and partially granites. It is covered with permanent snow, which feeds a large number of big glaciers. The total area of the glacial ice is around 1,500 km2.[1]
History
The Academy of Sciences Range was first mapped by Russian geographer and Pamir explorer
Soviet Academy of Sciences
in 1927.
See also
- List of mountains of Tajikistan
- Ismoil Somoni Peak
- Peak Korzhenevskaya
- Garmo Peak
References
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