South Siberian Mountains
South Siberian Mountains | |
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Южно-Сибирские горы | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Belukha Mountain |
Elevation | 4,506 m (14,783 ft) |
Coordinates | 51°45′N 101°00′E / 51.750°N 101.000°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 3,000 km (1,900 mi) E/W |
Area | 1,500,000 square kilometres (580,000 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Location | Altai Territory, Kemerovo Oblast, Tuva, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine 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
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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:
Chita.[4]
Ranges
- Salair Ridge
- Kuznetsk Alatau
- Koshkulak (mountain range)
- Kharatas ridge
- Sunduki mountain range
- Sayan Mountains ( Western and Eastern )
- Ergaki
- Kitoy Range
- Kropotkin Range (Eastern Sayan)
- Tannu Ola
- Baikal Range
- Khamar Daban
- Ulan-Burgas
- Barguzin Range
- Yablonoi Mountains
- Chersky Range (Transbaikalia)
- Olyokma-Stanovik
- Khentei-Daur Highlands
- Ikat Range
- Vitim Plateau
- Selenga Highlands
- Stanovoy Highlands
- North Baikal Highlands
- Patom Highlands
- Olyokma-Chara Plateau
- Aldan Highlands
- Stanovoy Range
- Primorsky Range
Gallery
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South Siberian Mountains, Kuznetsk Alatau.
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View of theSayan Range in Northern Tuva.
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The Primorsky Range rising above the western shores of Lake Baikal.
Hydrography
Some of the main rivers of Siberia have their origin in the South Siberian mountain system, such as the
See also
References
- ^ Mountains of South Siberia in the book: Gvozdetsky N. A., Mikhailov N. I. Physical geography of the USSR. M., Thought, 1978.
- ^ a b (Mountains of South Siberia) (in Russian) from: Gvozdetsky N. A., Mikhailov N. I. Physical geography of the USSR. M., Thought, 1978.
- ^ Altai-Sayan Mountain Country (in Russian)
- ^ Google Earth