Kharaulakh Range
Kharaulakh Range | |
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Хараулахский хребет | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Unnamed |
Elevation | 1,429 m (4,688 ft) |
Coordinates | 71°44′N 128°16′E / 71.733°N 128.267°ECoordinates: 71°44′N 128°16′E / 71.733°N 128.267°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 350 km (220 mi) NNW/SSE |
Geography | |
Kharaulakh Range Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
Location | Sakha, Russian Far East |
Parent range | Verkhoyansk Range |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Type of rock | Sandstone, shale, mudstone and volcanic rocks |
The Kharaulakh Range (Russian: Хараулахский хребет, Yakut: Хара Уулаах) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation. The area of the range is largely uninhabited.
Geography[]
The Kharaulakh Range is located at the northern end of the Verkhoyansk Range, part of the East Siberian System of mountains. the Orulgan Range, a higher mountain chain, stretches to the south.
The Kharaulakh Range has two subranges running parallel to the main mountain chain, the to the west by the shores of the Lena River, and the at the eastern flank. The highest point of the range is an unnamed peak reaching 1,429 metres (4,688 ft).[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kharaulakh Range // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : (in 30 vols.) / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
External links[]
- Media related to Kharaulakh Range at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Russia
- Verkhoyansk Range
- Sakha Republic geography stubs