Stanovoy Highlands

Stanovoy Highlands
Stanovoy Highlands
	View of the Northern Muya, a subrange of the highlands
Highest point
Peak	Pik BAM
Elevation	3,072 m (10,079 ft)
Coordinates	56°51′54.85″N 117°34′47.32″E / 56.8652361°N 117.5798111°E
Dimensions
Length	700 km (430 mi) ENE-WSW
Geography
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Buryatia
Range coordinates	56°5′0″N 114°30′0″E / 56.08333°N 114.50000°ECoordinates: 56°5′0″N 114°30′0″E / 56.08333°N 114.50000°E
Parent range	South Siberian Mountains

The Stanovoy Highlands (Russian: Станово́е наго́рье) or Stanovoy Uplands is a mountain range in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, Russia.^[1]

Geography[]

Stanovoy Highlands is a mountainous area stretching roughly in a WSW / ENE direction between the northern part of Lake Baikal in the west to the Olyokma River in the east. There are large intermontane basins of the Baikal type, such as the Verkhne-Angar at altitudes ranging between 500 m (1,600 ft) and 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

Subranges[]

The system of the Stanovoy Highlands comprises a group of subranges, including the following:^[2]

Southern Muya Range (Южно-Муйский хребет), highest point Muisky Gigant, 3,067 metres (10,062 ft)
Northern Muya Range (Северо-Муйский хребет), highest point 2,537 metres (8,323 ft)
Kodar Range (Кодар), highest point Pik BAM, 3,072 metres (10,079 ft)
(Удокан ), highest point 2,561 metres (8,402 ft)
, highest point Skalisty Golets, 2,519 metres (8,264 ft)

References[]

^ Кулаков, В.С.; Юргенсон, Г.А. "Становое нагорье" [Stanovoy Highlands] (in Russian). Энциклопедия Забайкалья. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
^ Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 15