Ulakhan-Chistay Range
| Ulakhan-Chistay Range | |
|---|---|
| Улахан-Чистай | |
Mount Pobeda | |
| Elevation | 3,003 m (9,852 ft) |
| Coordinates | 65°8′N 145°59′E / 65.133°N 145.983°E[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 250 km (160 mi) NW / SE |
| Geography | |
  Ulakhan-Chistay Range Location in the Sakha Republic , Russia | |
| Location | East Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Granite |
The Ulakhan-Chistay Range (Russian: Улахан-Чистай; Yakut: Улахан Чыыстай сис) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation.[2]
A section of the range, including the upper course of the
Geography
The Ulakhan-Chistay Range is the highest subrange of the
Moma River flow from the southeast and join the Indigirka. From the southwest the range is bound by the Erikit River, a left tributary of the Moma, and the Nera Plateau, beyond which rises the Tas-Kystabyt, also known as (Sarychev Range).[4]
The highest point of the Ulakhan-Chistay Range is 3,003 metres (9,852 ft) high
Mount Pobeda. It is the highest mountain of the Chersky Range and also the highest of Yakutia. In the range there are glaciers with a total area of about 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi).[2]
See also
- Chersky-Kolyma mountain tundra
References
- ^ Map of Tsep’ Ulakhan Chistay in Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia
- ^ a b Ulakhan-Chistay / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017.
- ^ Moma Natural Park
- ^ Google Earth
External links
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