Kolyma Mountains

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Kolyma Mountains
Kolyma Nature.jpg
Highest point
PeakOmsukchan Ridge
Elevation1,962 m (6,437 ft)
Dimensions
Length1,300 km (810 mi)
Geography
Kolyma Mountains is located in Russia
Kolyma Mountains
CountryRussia
Oblast/KraiMagadan Oblast
Range coordinates63°N 159°E / 63°N 159°E / 63; 159Coordinates: 63°N 159°E / 63°N 159°E / 63; 159
Geology
Age of rockJurassic, Triassic, Permian and Proterozoic
Type of rockGranite, Gneiss, Schist, Siltstone, Sandstone

The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland (Russian: Колымское нагорье, tr. Kolymskoye Nagorye) is a mountain range in northeastern Siberia, lying mostly within the Magadan Oblast, along the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Kolyma region.[1] It stretches 1,300 kilometers (810 mi) on a NW-SW alignment and consists of a series of plateaus and ridges punctuated by granite peaks that typically range between 1,500 to 1,800 meters (4,900 to 5,900 ft). The range's highest point is the Omsukchan Ridge at 1,962 meters (6,437 ft).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kolyma Upland". Encyclopædia Britannica. July 20, 1998.
  2. ^ "Колымское нагорье" [Kolyma Highlands]. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) (3rd ed.). 1969–1978.