Aldan Highlands
Aldan Highlands | |
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Алданское нагорье / Алдан үрдэлэ | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Ningam |
Elevation | 2,306 m (7,566 ft)[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 600 km (370 mi) |
Width | 300 km (190 mi) |
Geography | |
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
Country | South Siberian System |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Precambrian[2] and Late Archaean |
Type of rock | Gneiss, slate, Granulite and amphibolite |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from Aldan |
The Aldan Highlands, or Aldan Plateau (Russian: Алданское нагорье, romanized: Aldanskoye Nagorye; Yakut: Алдан үрдэлэ)[3] are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Aldan town and Tommot are located in the northern area of the highlands and Chulman in the south.[4]
The Olyokma Nature Reserve is a protected area located on the northwestern side, partly within the neighboring Lena Plateau.[5]
History
The area of the Aldan and the
Geography
The Aldan Highlands are located at the southern end of the Sakha Republic, between the
The highest point of the Aldan Highlands is Mount Ningam (Гора Нингам), a 2,287 metres (7,503 ft) high peak located in the southern part, rising above the basin of the Gonam River, a left tributary of the Uchur.[10] The same mountain is 2,306 metres (7,566 ft) high according to other sources.[1]
Subranges
The system of the Aldan Highlands comprises a number of subranges where mountains are generally of middle height and their relief usually smooth. The highest point is an unnamed 2,306 m (7,566 ft) summit. The ranges within the uplands include the following:[11]
- Western Yangi Range, highest point Mount Evota 1,603 metres (5,259 ft)
- Sunnagyn Range (Aldan-Uchur), highest point 2,246 metres (7,369 ft)
- Ket-Kap Range, highest point 1,493 metres (4,898 ft)
- Tommot Range, highest point 1,616 metres (5,302 ft)
Hydrography
Besides the Aldan and the Amga, the rivers of the highlands include the Buotama, the Amedichi, the Elkon, the Ulu, the Bolshoy Nimnyr, the Yungyuele, the Timpton and the Tuolba.[1]
Geology
The highlands are composed of
Flora
The mountains of the highlands are covered by larch taiga up to elevations between 1,100 and 1,300 m and by rocky tundra at higher altitudes.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Алданское нагорье / Great Russian Encyclopedia; in 35 vol.] / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov, Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.
- ^ The tectonics and metallogeny of the Precambrian of the Aldan-Stanovoy Shield
- ^ Геоморфология России (Geomorphology of Russia)
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "Olyokma Zapovednik (Official Site)" (in Russian). Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Essays on the History of Geographical Discoveries (in Russian)
- ^ URSS 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-7
- ^ URSS 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
- ^ Озеро Большое Токо и Хребет Токинский
- ^ Гора Нингам - карта
- ^ Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 15
- .