Hamar-Daban (russian: Хама́р-Даба́н; bua, Һамар дабаан, from - "nut", and , "pass" or "ridge"), is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have ari ...
in Southern
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part ...
,
Russia
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.
Geography
The range is located in
Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
, with a small section in
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and N ...
. It rises near the
Baikal Mountains
The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (russian: Байкальский хребет, ''Bajkaljskij hrebet''; bua, Байгалай дабаан, ''Baigalai dabaan'') are a mountain range that rises steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baik ...
not far from
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the ...
. It forms a geographic prolongation of the
Sayan Mountains
The Sayan Mountains (russian: Саяны ''Sajany''; mn, Соёны нуруу, ''Soyonï nurû''; otk, 𐰚𐰇𐰏𐰢𐰤, Kögmen) are a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia ( Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tuva Repu ...
. The highest peak is
Utulinskaya Podkova at ; high
Chersky Peak
Chersky Peak (russian: link=no, Пик Черского; bua, link=no, Хара-Болдог) is a mountain in the Komarinsky Range, Khamar-Daban, Russian Federation.
This peak is named after Polish explorer Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892), who ...
is another important summit.
The southern end of the range is part of the
Selenga Highlands. The climate of the northern part of the range is affected by
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the ...
, being temperate and humid, with precipitation up to per year. The average January temperature is .
Climate
In popular culture
The song of the same name by
Yuri Vizbor
Yuri Iosifovich Vizbor (russian: Юрий Иосифович Визбор; June 20, 1934 – September 17, 1984) was a Soviet bard and poet as well as a theatre and film actor.
Vizbor was born in Moscow where he lived for most of his life. He ...
, written in 1962, is dedicated to the range.
1993 incident
Six members of a seven-person hiking group led by Lyudmila Korovina died in mysterious circumstances in 1993. Valentina Utochenko was the only survivor. While it was reported that all the victims showed the symptoms of bleeding through their eyes and ears and frothing at the mouth, later autopsy examinations ignored these symptoms and claimed signs of hypothermia and protein deficiency in the deceased members of the hiking group as the cause of death.
See also
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Baikal Nature Reserve
The Baikal Nature Reserve (; russian: Байка́льский запове́дник) is a nature reserve and "zapovednik" on the southeast shore of Lake Baikal, in southern Buryatia, Russia. Also called Baikal Zapovednik, it was established i ...
*
South Siberian Mountains
References
External links
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Mountain ranges of Russia
Landforms of Siberia
Landforms of Buryatia
Landforms of Irkutsk Oblast
South Siberian Mountains
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