The Ilirney Range () is a range of mountains in
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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,
Russian Far East
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. Administratively the range is part of
Bilibino District. The village of
Ilirney is located southwest of the central area of the range.
Bilibino
Bilibino () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Bilibinsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located northwest of Anadyr (town), Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomo ...
is located to the west of the western end.
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Geography
The highest point of the Ilirney Range is high mount
Dvukh Tsirkov (гора Двух Цирков, meaning "Two Circuses"). Other high peaks of the range are high mount Sypuchiy Kamen (Сыпучий Камень) and high mount Radialnaya (радиальная). To the southeast of the mountain range rises the
Anyuy Range
The Anyuy Mountains (; ''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. The area of the range is largely unin ...
, to the west it borders with the Kyrganay and
Chuvanay ranges, to the north with the Rauchuan Range and to the east with the
Anadyr Plateau. The Ilirney Range is part of the
East Siberian System
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of mountains and is one of the subranges of the
Anadyr Highlands
The Anadyr Highlands () are a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
Geography
The Anadyr Highlands are one of the two main mountain regions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. They rise southwest of ...
.
Two beautiful lakes are located below the southern slopes of the range,
Lake Ilirney and
Lake Tytyl. The
Rauchua River flows across the range and the
Maly Anyuy River
The Maly Anyuy (; ''maly'' meaning "little") is a river in the Kolyma (river), 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 region of Russia.
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to the south and southwest. The
Nomnunkuveem, one of the river branches that form the
Chaun River, flows northwards from the northern slopes. Several smaller rivers have their sources in the range, including the
Tytylvaam.
Flora and climate
There are sparse forests of
larch
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in river valleys and the mountain slopes are covered with
mountain tundra
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. The climate of the Ilirney Range is
subarctic
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.
See also
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Chuvanay Range
*
Ilirneyite
References
External links
Ilirney Top - PicturesIlirney Range and lakes - ImagesIlirney Range pictures
Mountain ranges of Russia
Mountain ranges of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Landforms of Siberia
Bilibinsky District
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