The Kelter Range (russian: Кельтерский Хребет; sah, Кэлтэр сис) is a range of mountains in far
North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the
Sakha Republic,
Russian Federation
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The area of the range is uninhabited, the nearest settlement is
Segyan-Kyuyol,
Kobyaysky District
Kobyaysky District (russian: Кобяйский улу́с; sah, Кэбээйи улууһа, ''Kebeeyi uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district ( raion, or ''ulu ...
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Geography
The Kelter Range is one of the subranges of the
Verkhoyansk Range
The Verkhoyansk Range (russian: Верхоянский хребет, ''Verkhojanskiy Khrebet''; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы сис хайата, ''Üöhee Chaangy sis khaĭata'') is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settl ...
system and is located in its southwestern section.
[Verkhoyansk Range](_blank)
/ Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017. It stretches roughly from northwest to southeast to the north of the
Munni Range, running in an arch in a parallel direction to it. The western end is bound by the valley of the
Tagyndzha, a tributary of the
Belyanka, and the eastern by the valley of the
Eyeges (Эйэгес), a tributary of the
Kele.
River
Tumara cuts across the range in its central part and its right tributary
Nuora flows below the northeastern slopes of the range. The highest point of the Kelter Range is an unnamed high peak. River
Lyapiske has its sources at the western end of the range.
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(in Russian)[ Google Earth]
See also
*
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
External links
Pictures of the areaFishing in Russia
Verkhoyansk Range
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