The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands () are an area of
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 arise ...
s in Far-Eastern
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, 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 ...
,
Russia
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, located in
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in
Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in
Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the Mount
Ledyanaya
Ledyanaya (russian: Ледяная, meaning "Icy"), is a peak in the Koryak Mountains. Administratively it is part of the Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation.Google Earth
This high mountain is the highest point of the Koryak Mountains. It is a ...
, located in the
Ukelayat Range
The Ukelayat Range (russian: хребет Укэлаят) is a range of mountains in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. The range is part of the Koryak Highland system and administratively it belongs to Olyutorsky District.Google Earth
The nam ...
, in the central part of the mountains.
Geography
The Koryak Mountains rise south of the
Anadyr River
The Anadyr (russian: Ана́дырь; Yukaghir: Онандырь; ckt, Йъаайваам) is a river in the far northeast of Siberia which flows into the Gulf of Anadyr of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous ...
, and northeast of the
Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and w ...
. The Koryak Highlands are one of the largest glacial systems in the northern part of the Russian Far East. There are numerous
glacier
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s and
ice fields in some of the ranges, with a total surface of .
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Subranges
The system of the Koryak Mountains comprises a number of subranges,[Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 16] including:
* Vetvey Range, highest point
* Vaeg Range, highest point
* Pakhachin Range, highest point
* Apuk Range
* Vatyna Range
* Penzhina Range, highest point
* Gizhigin Range, highest point
* Ichigem Range, highest point
* Pylgin Range, highest point
*Olyutor Range
The Olyutor Range (russian: Олюторский хребет) is a range of mountains in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Olyutorsky District.Google Earth
The range is a mainland prolongation of the subme ...
, highest point
* Neprokhodimy Range, highest point
* Southern Mayn Range, highest point
* Snegovoy Range, highest point
* Pikas Range, highest point
*Ukelayat Range
The Ukelayat Range (russian: хребет Укэлаят) is a range of mountains in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. The range is part of the Koryak Highland system and administratively it belongs to Olyutorsky District.Google Earth
The nam ...
, highest point
* Komeutyuyam Range, highest point
* Koyverelan Range, highest point
* Rarytkin Range, at the northern end, close to Lake Krasnoye.
* Ukvushvuynen Range, highest point , the easternmost, close to Lake Pekulney.
Rivers
Rivers Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
, Khatyrka, Velikaya
The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a major tributary of Lak ...
and Ukelayat, as well as the Penzhina
The Penzhina (russian: Пенжина; Koryak: Мыгыкивэем) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The name "Penzhina" originated the Chukchi word ''"Pennyn"'', meaning "place of attack". In ...
, with its Oklan
The Oklan (russian: Оклан; Koryak: Ыӄлан) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The length of the river is and the area of is drainage basin . It is the second most important tributary of the Penzhina after the Belaya.
The name of th ...
and Belaya tributaries, are among the main watercourses of the Koryak Mountains.
See also
* Shirshov Ridge
References
External links
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