The Anadyr Highlands () are a mountainous area in the
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,
Far Eastern Federal District
The Far Eastern Federal District ( rus, Дальневосточный федеральный округ, p=dəlʲnʲɪvɐˈstot͡ɕnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is the largest and the least populated federal districts of Russia, federa ...
, Russia.
Geography
The Anadyr Highlands are one of the two main mountain regions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. They rise southwest of the
Chukotka Mountains, in the western Chukotka region. Medium height mountain ranges stretch in roughly WNW/ESE direction west of a large plateau and in a SW/NE direction in the south. The highlands rise between the
Chaun Lowlands in the north, the
Anadyr Lowlands in the southeast, the
Kolyma Mountains in the southwest and the
Kolyma Lowlands
The Kolyma Lowland () is a lowland plain in the northeastern parts of Sakha Republic in the basin of the Alazeya River, Alazeya, Bolshaya Chukoch'ya River, Bolshaya Chukoch'ya and lower reaches of the Kolyma River, Kolyma rivers. The lowland is f ...
, where the
Kolyma River flows, in the west.
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Among the rivers that have their source in the mountains, the main ones are the
Anadyr River flowing off the highland limits to the southeast as the
Belaya, the
Bolshoy Anyuy
The Bolshoy Anyuy (; "Great Anyuy") is a river in the Kolyma (river), Kolyma basin in Far East Siberia. Administratively most of the basin of the Bolshoy Anyuy and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
Geography
It flo ...
and the
Maly Anyuy —flowing westwards on both sides of the
Anyuy Range. The
Enmyvaam flows southwards out of
Lake Elgygytgyn, later joining the Belaya, while the
Chaun River flows northwards from the northwestern edge of the crater of the lake.
Anadyr Plateau
The main feature of the highlands is the Anadyr Plateau,
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The Anadyr Plateau is roughly long and about wide. It is located in the latitude of the
Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circl ...
and limited by the
Pekulney Range to the east. The average height of the plateau surface is between and .
Lake Elgygytgyn, an
impact crater
An impact crater is a depression (geology), depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact event, impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal c ...
lake is located in a roughly central position. The plateau is largely covered with
tundra
In physical geography, a tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: #Arctic, Arctic, Alpine tundra, Alpine, and #Antarctic ...
and shrubs.
Subranges
Besides the Anadyr Plateau, the system of the Anadyr Highlands comprises a number of subranges, including the following:
[Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 16 ]
*Tainykot Range, highest point —the northwesternmost
*Rauchuan Range, highest point Mount Belaya,
*
Ilirney Range, highest point Dvukh Tsirkov (Двух Цирков)
*
Anyuy Range, highest point
Blokhin Peak,
*Neuten Range, highest point
*
Chuvanay Range, highest point Mount Chuvanay (гора Чуванаи),
*
Kyrganay Range, highest point
*Pyrkanay Range, highest point
*
Shchuchy Range, highest point
*Osinov Range, highest point
See also
*
List of mountains and hills of Russia
References
External links
Geography of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113152114/https://nashdv.ru/files/chukot/geog_ch.html , date=2021-11-13
Wetlands in Russia - Vol.4
Mountain ranges of Russia
Landforms of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
East Siberian Mountains