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The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland (Russian: Колымское нагорье, romanized: Kolymskoye Nagorye), is a system of mountain ranges in northeastern Siberia, lying mostly within the Magadan Oblast, along the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Kolyma region. [1]
The Kedon Range (Russian: Кедонский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. [2] The Kedon Range is separated from the other ranges of the Highlands by tectonic basins. The mountains are not very high and are dissected by numerous river valleys, mainly tributaries of the Kedon. The area ...
The highest mountain of the range is a 1,816 metres (5,958 ft) high peak located in the central part of the range, [1] [5] not far to the west of 1,301 metres (4,268 ft) high Gora Shebenochnaya. Another important peak is 1,787 m (5,863 ft) high Mount Snezhnaya, rising in the eastern section.
The Kongin Range rises in the central sector of the Kolyma Highlands system. The mountains are of moderate height, the highest summit of the range is a 1,486 metres (4,875 ft) high summit rising in the southern part. [1] Certain sources give a height of 1,561 metres (5,121 ft). [3]
The Maymandzhin Range rises at the western limit of the Kolyma Highlands system. The mountains are of moderate height, the highest summit of the range is a 1,809 metres (5,935 ft) high summit rising in the southern part. [1] Certain sources give a height of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft). [3]
Magadan Oblast. Larch forest in the Upper Kolyma Highlands. Kolyma (Колыма́, IPA: [kəɫɨˈma]) or Kolyma Krai (Колымский край) is a historical region in the Russian Far East that includes the basin of Kolyma River and the northern shores of the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as the Kolyma Mountains (the watershed of the two [1]).
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The Upper Kolyma Highlands (Russian: Верхнеколымское нагорье, romanized: Verkhnekolymskoye Nagorye) is a highland area in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The biggest town in the highlands is Susuman. [1] [2] There are large deposits of gold, tin and rare metals in the Upper Kolyma Highlands.