Khamar-Daban
Appearance
Hamar-Daban | |
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Russian: Хама́р-Даба́н / Buryat: Һамар дабаан | |
Landscape of the range | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Utulinskaya Podkova |
Elevation | 2,396 m (7,861 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 420 km (260 mi) E/W |
Width | 65 km (40 mi) N/S |
Geography | |
Location in the Buryatia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast |
Range coordinates | 51°25′N 104°30′E / 51.417°N 104.500°E |
Parent range | South Siberian System |
Borders on | Eastern Sayan |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Slate, gneiss, basalt, limestone and granite intrusions |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Gusinoozyorsk |
Hamar-Daban (Russian: Хама́р-Даба́н; Buryat: Һамар дабаан, from hамар - "nut", and дабаан, "pass" or "ridge"), is a mountain range in Southern Siberia, Russia.
Geography
The range is located in Buryatia, with a small section in Irkutsk Oblast. It rises near the Baikal Mountains not far from Lake Baikal. It forms a geographic prolongation of the Sayan Mountains.[1] The highest peak is Utulinskaya Podkova at 2,396 m (7,861 ft). The southern end of the range is part of the Selenga Highlands.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Khamar-Daban-KamenskBuryatia.jpg/320px-Khamar-Daban-KamenskBuryatia.jpg)
See also
References
- ^ Kozhov, M. (2013-11-11). Lake Baikal and Its Life. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 7. ISBN 9789401573887.
- ^ Natalʹi︠a︡ Vasilʹevna Fadeeva, Селенгинское среднегорье: природные условия и районирование (Selenga Highlands: Natural Conditions and Zoning) Buryat Book Publishing House, 1963 - Physical geography - 169 pages, (in Russian)
External links
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