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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]
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]).
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 Seimkan Mountains and the Igandzha Massif rise to the south, among other minor ranges. The ranges are generally smooth, although some ridges display alpine characteristics. The higher elevations of the ridges are between 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) and 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). The highest point is 2,293 metres (7,523 ft) high Gora Snezhnaya.
The highest mountain of the range is a 1,816 metres (5,958 ft) high peak located in the central part of the range, 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 Cherskii–Kolyma mountain tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1103) is an ecoregion that covers the higher elevations of the Chersky Range and the Kolyma Mountains, the only large mountain range in northern Russia. It is in the Palearctic realm, and tundra biome. It has an area of 556,589 square kilometres (214,900 sq mi). [1] [2]
Pages in category "Kolyma Mountains" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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. Certain sources give a height of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).