The Chuvanay Range (russian: Чуванайские Горы), also known as Chuvan Mountains (Чуванский хребет), is a range of mountains in

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 ...

Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admin ...

. Administratively the range is part of

Bilibino District Bilibinsky District (russian: Били́бинский райо́н; , ''Bilibinkèn rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #43-OZ district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the west ...

. The village of

Keperveyem Keperveyem (russian: Кепервеем; Chukchi: , ''Ḳèpèrvèèm'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Municipally, Keperveyem is subordinated to Bilibinsky Municipal District and i ...

is located at the feet of the range in its northwestern end, on the other side of the

Maly Anyuy River The Maly Anyuy (russian: Ма́лый Аню́й; ''maly'' meaning "little") is a river in the Kolyma basin in the Russian Far East. Most of the basin of the Maly Anyuy and its tributaries belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative re ...

Bilibino Bilibino (russian: Били́бино) is a town and the administrative center of Bilibinsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located northwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. It is the second l ...

is located about further to the north. Google Earth

Geography

The highest point of the Chuvanay Range is high mount Chuvanay (гора Чуванаи). To the east and northeast the mountain range is limited by the course of the Maly Anyuy River, which makes a wide bend, flowing first northwards and then again westwards. To the south the range is bound by the Kulpolney River and to the west by the valley of the Tenvelveyem —left hand tributaries of the Maly Anyuy. A few other tributaries of the Maly Anyuy have their source in the range, flowing between both and joining the left bank of the river. The

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Aliskerovo Aliskerovo (russian: Алискерово) is an inhabited locality (an urban-type settlement) in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 1, a reduction from 7 ( 2002 Census); Geography Keperveyem is located just ...

, beyond which rises the

Ilirney Range The Ilirney Range (russian: Илирнейский кряж) is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Bilibino District. The village of Ilirney is located southwest of the centra ...

, lies to the northeast, on the other side of the river, near its confluence with the Egilknyveyem River (Эгилькнывеем). To the south and southwest rises the

Anyuy Range The Anyuy Mountains (russian: Анюйский хребет; ''Anyuyskiy Khrebet''), also known as South Anyuy Range are a range of mountains in far north-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. ...

and to the north the smaller

Kyrganay Range The Kyrganay Range (russian: хребет Кырганай or хребет Кыргонай) is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Bilibino District. The village of Kepervey ...

. Чуванайские горы, National atlas of Russia
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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 mountains and is one of the subranges of the

Anadyr Highlands The Anadyr Highlands ( rus, Анадырское нагорье, r=Anadyrskoye Nagorye) are a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Geography The Anadyr Highlands are one of the two main mountai ...

. The general profile of the mountains is more pointed than the neighboring mountain ranges of

, such as the Kyrganay, or the Rauchuan Range further to the north, which are characterized by a smoother relief.Качается ночь, как смолёная лодка (Чукотка)
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References

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Rafting on the Small Anyuy River - Part IIThe Chuvanay mountains in the distance (Keperveem, Russia)O.Yu.Glushkova, ''Late Pleistocene Glaciations in North-East Asia''
{{ChukotkaAutonomousOkrug-geo-stub Mountain ranges of Russia Mountain ranges of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Landforms of Siberia

Geography

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