Yukaghir Highlands

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Yukaghir Highlands
Юкагирское нагорье
Yukaghir Highlands is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Yukaghir Highlands
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Highest point
PeakChubukulakh
Elevation1,128 m (3,701 ft)
Dimensions
Length500 km (310 mi)
Width300 km (190 mi)
Geography
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha/Magadan Oblast
Range coordinates66°25′N 154°0′E / 66.417°N 154.000°E / 66.417; 154.000Coordinates: 66°25′N 154°0′E / 66.417°N 154.000°E / 66.417; 154.000
Parent rangeEast Siberian System
Geology
Age of rockMesozoic (North) and Precambrian, Paleozoic and Triassic (South)
Type of rockVolcanic rocks (North) and Metamorphic rocks (South)

The Yukaghir Highlands (Russian: Юкагирское нагорье)[1] are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.

The area is named after the Yukaghir people.

Geography[]

The Yukaghir Highlands are a mountain region located at the eastern limits of the Sakha Republic and the northwestern end of Magadan Oblast, as well as a little part in the westernmost limit of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. They include two medium height mountain ranges, the and the , as well as a plateau, the .[2]

The average height of the intermontane basins of the plateau is between 300 meters (980 ft) and 700 meters (2,300 ft). In the ranges a few scattered mountains rise above 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and the highest point is 1,128 metres (3,701 ft) high Mount Chubukulakh (Чубукулах).[3]

The highlands are limited by the Kolyma Lowland to the west, with the Kolyma Mountains to the east and southeast. The Arctic Circle passes through the area.[4]

Flora[]

There are sparse forests of larch in the lower slopes of the mountain ranges and thickets of dwarf stone pine at higher altitudes. The mountaintops are covered with tundra.[3]

Hydrography[]

The Yukaghir Highlands separate the basins of the Kolyma and Omolon rivers, both flowing roughly northwards. The Berezovka River and the Korkodon have their sources within the area of the mountains.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Proceedings of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics. Issue 383. Quaternary deposits of the extreme northeast of the USSR(in Russian
  2. ^ Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 16
  3. ^ a b Юкагирского плоскогорья, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. ^ Google Earth
  5. ^ Berezovka, Great Soviet Encyclopedia

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