Munni Range

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Munni Range
Муннийский Хребет / Мунньи сис
Muosuchan ONC C-6.jpg
ONC chart section showing the SW section of the Verkhoyansk Range
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation1,784 m (5,853 ft)
Coordinates64°28′N 128°50′E / 64.467°N 128.833°E / 64.467; 128.833Coordinates: 64°28′N 128°50′E / 64.467°N 128.833°E / 64.467; 128.833[1]
Dimensions
Length160 km (99 mi) NW / SE
Width35 km (22 mi) NE/ SW
Geography
Munni Range is located in Sakha Republic
Munni Range
Munni Range
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
LocationSakha Republic,
Far Eastern Federal District
Parent rangeVerkhoyansk Range,
East Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockShale, sandstone, limestone
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Segyan-Kyuyol, Kobyaysky District

The Munni Range (Russian: Муннийский Хребет;[2] Yakut: Мунньи сис) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.

Geography[]

The Munni Range is one of the subranges of the Verkhoyansk Range system and is located in its southwestern section.[3] It stretches roughly from northwest to southeast between the to the north and the to the southwest, running in a roughly parallel direction to both ranges. The western end is bound by the valleys of the Munni (a tributary of the Belyanka) and the (a tributary of the (Lyapiske), beyond which rise the Muosuchan and the stretching northwestwards.[4][5]

River Tumara cuts across the range roughly in its central part and Segyan-Kyuyol village lies on its right bank, below the southern slopes of the mountainside. The highest point of the Munni Range is an unnamed 1,784 metres (5,853 ft) high peak located at the northern end. The stretches eastwards beyond the valley of river Kele, at the eastern end of the range.[3][6][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ URSS 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet C-6
  2. ^ Аркадий Андреев, Горы Якутии (Arkady Andreyev, Mountains of Yakutia) p. 20
  3. ^ a b Verkhoyansk Range / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017.
  4. ^ a b Google Earth
  5. ^ "Q-51_52 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ Geological map of the Russian Federation (in Russian)

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