The Chantal Range (russian: Чантальский хребет) is a range of mountains in far
North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka (russian: Чуко́тка), officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,, ''Čukotkakèn avtonomnykèn okrug'', is the easternmost federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East, and shares a bo ...
of the
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
North Asia or Northern Asia, also referred to as Siberia, is the northern region of Asia, which is defined in geographic ...
. The area of the range is desolate and uninhabited.
[Wielka Encyklopedia Gór i Alpinizmu, tom 2 Góry Azji, Katowice: Wydawnictwo STAPIS, 2005, .]
Geography
The Chantal Range is located in the central area of the
Chukotka Mountains
The Chukotka Mountains ( rus, Чукотское нагорье) or Chukotka Upland ''(Чукотская горная страна)'' is a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[East Siberian System
The East Siberian Mountains or East Siberian Highlands ( rus, Восточно-Сибирское нагорье) are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. They are located between the Central Yakutian Lowland and the Ber ...]
of ranges.
This mountain chain runs in a roughly WSW/ENE direction for about 100 km. It is limited to the west by the bank of the
Chantalveergyn River, beyond which rises the
Ekiatap Range; to the north it borders with the
Palyavaam
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range, and to the south with the
Ekityk Range. The highest point of the range is
Iskhodnaya
Iskhodnaya (russian: link=no, Исходная), is a mountain in the Chantal Range. Administratively it is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation. Geography
This high mountain is the highest point of the Chukotka Mountains, ...
peak, reaching
—or according to other sources.
[ЧУКОТСКОЕ НАГОРЬЕ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия, bigenc.ru ostęp 2019-06-30] This summit is also the highest point of the Chukotka Mountains.
See also
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List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 metres
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal s ...
References
Landforms of Siberia
Chukotka Mountains
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