The Stanovoy Highlands ( rus, Станово́е наго́рье) or Stanovoy Uplands is a mountain range in the
Transbaikal region of
Siberia,
Russia
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Geography
The Stanovoy Highlands are a mountainous area between the
Patom Highlands
The Patom Highlands ( rus, Патомское нагорье) are a mountainous area in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the uplands is part of Irkutsk Oblast, with a smaller section in northern Transbaikal Krai ...
to the north and the
Vitim Plateau to the south. To the northeast they border with the
Olyokma-Chara Plateau
The Olyokma-Chara Plateau ( rus, Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье; sah, Өлүөхүмэ-Чаара хаптал хайалаах сир) is a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Irkutsk Oblast, Far Eastern Federal D ...
—in the upper reaches of the
Chara river. The ranges of the highlands stretch roughly in a WSW / ENE direction between the
North Baikal Highlands
The North Baikal Highlands ( rus, Северо-Байкальское нагорье; bua, Хойто-Байгалай хадалиг газар) in the west and the
Olyokma River
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in the east. There are large
intermontane basin
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Subranges
The system of the Stanovoy Highlands comprises a group of subranges, including the following:[Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 15]
*Southern Muya Range
The Southern Muya Range (russian: Южно-Муйский хребе́т, translit=Yuzhno-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands. The highest point of the range is 3,067 m high ...
(Южно-Муйский хребет), highest point Muisky Gigant,
*Northern Muya Range
The Northern Muya Range (russian: Се́веро-Му́йский хребе́т, translit=Severo-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands.Google Earth
The Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM) railway trave ...
(Северо-Муйский хребет), highest point
*Kodar Range
The Kodar Mountains ( rus, Кода́р) are a mountain range in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, Russia. The name Kodar is derived from "khada", an Evenki word for rock.
The range is part of the Udokan Ore Region that includes the Kalar ...
(Кодар), highest point Pik BAM
Pik BAM (russian: Пик БАМ) is a mountain in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It reaches above sea level. It was named after the Baikal Amur Mainline railway, which passes south of it. It is the highest summit of the Kodar Range and the Stanovoy Hi ...
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*Udokan Range
The Udokan Range (russian: хребет Удокан) is a mountain range in Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian Federation. The nearest town is Chara.Google Earth
There is copper mining in the range at the Udokan mine, par ...
(Удокан), highest point
*Kalar Range
The Kalar Range (russian: Каларский хребет, translit=Kalarskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Zabaykalsky Krai and the NW end of Amur Oblast, Russian Federation. The highest point of the range is high Skalisty Golets. Google Earth ...
, highest point Skalisty Golets
Skalisty Golets (russian: Скалистый голец) is the highest peak in the Kalar Range, Stanovoy Highlands, Russia.
The Skalisty Golets is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak. Administratively it is located in the Z ...
,
*Delyun-Uran Range
The Delyun-Uran Range (russian: Делюн-Уранский хребет, translit=Delyun-Uranskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands.
The nearest airport is Bodaybo AirportGoogle ...
(Делюн-Уранский Хребет), highest point
Hydrography
The Stanovoy mountain system is cut across from south to north by the deep valley of river Vitim, a right tributary of the Lena
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Places
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* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
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. Many left ( Muya, Mamakan, Mama
Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to:
Roles
*Mother, a female parent
* Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
*Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels
Places
* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlemen ...
, Bolshoy Chuya) and right ( Kalakan, Kalar, Konda, Sigikta) tributaries of the Vitim originate from its ranges. Likewise for some of the left tributaries of the Olyokma, such as the Diri-Yurya, Imangra, Khani, Oryus-Miele and the Chara with the Tokko.
Rivers Upper Angara
The Upper Angara (, ''Verkhnyaya Angara''; , ''Deede Angar'') is a river in Buryatia, Siberia to the northeast of Lake Baikal. the third longest river in the Baikal basin. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The Baikal–Amur Mainline run ...
, flowing into Lake Baikal, and Chaya, a right tributary of the Lena, have their sources in the western parts of the mountain system.[ National atlas of Russia](_blank)
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// '' Great Soviet Encyclopedia:'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.Dorong
Dorong (russian: Доронг) is a body of fresh water in the Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia. The name originated in an Evenki word.
Dorong is a natural monument of Russia because of its landscapes. The valley of the lake acts as a corr ...
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See also
* List of mountains and hills of Russia
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References
External links
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