Udokan Range

Coordinates: 56°50′N 119°20′E / 56.833°N 119.333°E / 56.833; 119.333
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Udokan Range
хребет Удокан
Remnants of ancient volcanic activity in the western Udokan Range.
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation2,570 m (8,430 ft)
Coordinates56°40′20″N 119°07′32″E / 56.67222°N 119.12556°E / 56.67222; 119.12556
Dimensions
Length210 km (130 mi) SW / NE
Width50 km (31 mi)
Geography
Udokan Range хребет Удокан is located in Zabaykalsky Krai
Udokan Range хребет Удокан
Udokan Range
хребет Удокан
Location in Transbaikalia
Country
crystalline schist, volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Chara Airport

The Udokan Range (

Russian Federation.[1] The nearest town is Chara.[2]

There is

Kodar ranges.[3] A stretch of the Baikal–Amur Mainline passes through the range following the valley of the Khani river.[2]

History

See also: Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1960s

The Udokan was first described and mapped in 1857 by A.F. Usoltsev, Lieutenant of the Corps of Military Topographers of the Russian Imperial Army.[4]

On 5 July 1965 an

Ust-Nyukzha and Chara. The aircraft encountered poor weather with low clouds and rain while flying along the Khani river valley. The plane struck the side of a mountain of the range at 1,800 m (5,900 ft). The wreckage was found on 16 July 1969. There were three fatalities. The An-2 had been operating a Tynda–Ust-Nyukzha–Chara cargo service.[5]

Geography

The Udokan Range rises in the central area of the Stanovoy Highlands, to the south of the upper course of the Chara, a left tributary of the Olyokma. It stretches from SW to NE for roughly 255 km (158 mi) from the middle northern slopes of the Kalar Range to the river valley of the Olyokma, a right tributary of the Lena. To the north it borders with the Olyokma-Chara Plateau —in the upper reaches of the Chara river. To the south the range is bound by the valley of the

ultra prominent peak.[6][7]

The range is part of the

volcanic relief at its southwestern end, in the area where it merges with the Kalar Range.[1]

Hydrography

A number of rivers have their sources in the range, including the

glaciation.[1]

Defense Mapping Agency
topographical map showing the Udokan Range in the lower part.

Flora

The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by

mountain tundra and bare rocky summits (golets) at higher elevations.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Удокан, хребет" [Udokan, mountains] (in Russian). Энциклопедия Забайкалья. Retrieved 21 September 2021. (in Russian)
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Udokan Ore Region / Great Soviet Encyclopedia: in 30 vols. - Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
  4. ^ Obruchev V. A., Шварц на юго-востоке Сибири (Schwartz in the southeast of Siberia) (in Russian)
  5. ^ Accident description for CCCP-79910 - Aviation Safety Network
  6. ^ "N-49 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  7. A.M. Prokhorov
    . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.


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