South Siberian Mountains

Coordinates: 51°45′N 101°00′E / 51.750°N 101.000°E / 51.750; 101.000
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South Siberian Mountains
Южно-Сибирские горы
Sunset over the Kuznetsk Alatau
Highest point
PeakBelukha Mountain
Elevation4,506 m (14,783 ft)
Coordinates51°45′N 101°00′E / 51.750°N 101.000°E / 51.750; 101.000
Dimensions
Length3,000 km (1,900 mi) E/W
Area1,500,000 square kilometres (580,000 sq mi)
Geography
South Siberian Mountains is located in Russia
South Siberian Mountains
South Siberian Mountains
Location in Russia
Location
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The South Siberian Mountains (

Russian Federation. The total area of the system of mountain ranges is more than 1.5 million km². The South Siberian Mountains are located in the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts of Russia, as well as partly in Mongolia.[1] The territory of the mountain system is one of the Great Russian Regions
.

Geography

The system is composed of a number of ranges aligned in an east–west direction stretching for almost 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi). Part of them are near the border with Mongolia and China, while others rise further north. To the south the South Siberian ranges merge with the Mongolian and Chinese mountain chains and plateaus. In the west lies the

Eastern Sayan by the Baikal Rift Zone and the Tunkin Depression. To the northeast of its eastern end the South Siberian mountain system merges with the East Siberian Mountains.[2]

Geologically the mountains of the system underwent a process of rejuvenation during the

Earthquakes are common all across the area of the system.[3]

Owing to the mountainous terrain, large swathes of the South Siberian system are uninhabited. The main cities of the vast region are, from west to east:

Ranges

Hydrography

Some of the main rivers of Siberia have their origin in the South Siberian mountain system, such as the

Lake Todzha (Azas), Baunt and Noyon-Khol.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mountains of South Siberia in the book: Gvozdetsky N. A., Mikhailov N. I. Physical geography of the USSR. M., Thought, 1978.
  2. ^ a b (Mountains of South Siberia) (in Russian) from: Gvozdetsky N. A., Mikhailov N. I. Physical geography of the USSR. M., Thought, 1978.
  3. ^ Altai-Sayan Mountain Country (in Russian)
  4. ^ Google Earth