The Kyrganay Range ( /ref> or хребет Кыргонай) 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 Keperveyem is located at the feet of the range in its western end.
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 about further to the north.
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Geography
The Kyrganay Range rises above the northern bank of the
Maly Anyuy River
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. To the east the mountain range is limited by the Egilknyveyem River and to the west by the valley of the Maly Keperveyem River, both right hand tributaries of the Maly Anyuy River. To the south, on the other side of the Maly Anyuy, rises the Chuvanay Range. The
ghost town
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of Aliskerovo, beyond which rises the Ilirney Range, lies at the eastern end of the Kyrganay Mountains.
The highest point of the Kyrganay Range is an unnamed high summit. The Kyrganay Range is part of the East Siberian System 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 ...
.Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 16 The mountains are characterized by a smooth relief, like most of the neighboring mountain ranges of Bilibino District, such as the Rauchuan Range further to the north. The southern sides of the slopes of the range are covered with sparse
taiga
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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
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Under 1000 meters
See also
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