Kharaulakh Range

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Kharaulakh Range
Хараулахский хребет
Круиз Якутск - Ленские столбы - Тикси - Якутск, 2017 (327).jpg
View of the Tuora Sis, at the western edge of the Kharaulakh Range rising above the Lena waters.
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation1,429 m (4,688 ft)
Coordinates71°44′N 128°16′E / 71.733°N 128.267°E / 71.733; 128.267Coordinates: 71°44′N 128°16′E / 71.733°N 128.267°E / 71.733; 128.267
Dimensions
Length350 km (220 mi) NNW/SSE
Geography
Kharaulakh Range is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Kharaulakh Range
Kharaulakh Range
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
LocationSakha, Russian Far East
Parent rangeVerkhoyansk Range
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSandstone, 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]

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References[]

  1. ^ Kharaulakh Range // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : (in 30 vols.) / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.

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