The Kyundyulyun ( rus, Кюндюлюн or Горы Кюндюлюн;
sah, Күндүлүн) is a mountain
range in the
Sakha Republic,
Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest airport is
Ust-Kuyga Airport, located in
Ust-Yansky District
Ust-Yansky District (russian: Усть-Я́нский улу́с; sah, Усуйаана улууһа, ''Usuyaana uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district ( raion, or ''ulus''), ...
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Geography
The Kyundyulyun Range is located in northern Yakutia, about north of the
Arctic Circle. It is a smooth-looking range, rising above the right bank of the lower course of the
Yana River. The Kyundyulyun forms a northeastern prolongation of the
Kular Range, which extends from the southwest on the other side of the Yana, overlapping with the northern foothills of the
Chersky Range that extend from the southeast.
The highest point is an unnamed high summit located in the southwestern part.
To the north and northeast the Kyundyulyun is limited by the
Yana-Indigirka Lowland, part of the
East Siberian Lowland. To the east and southeast the northern foothills of the
Chersky Range extend southwards and to the west and south the winding Yana River forms the limit of the range.
[ Google Earth] River
Buor-Yuryakh
The Buor-Yuryakh (russian: Буор-Юрях; sah, Буор-Үрэх) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is the second largest tributary of the Alazeya. The river has a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The Buor-Yury ...
, the main left tributary of the
Chondon, has its sources in the range.
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The Kyundyulyun area is practically uninhabited except for the town of Ust-Kuyga
Ust-Kuyga (russian: Усть-Куйга́; sah, Уус Куйга, translit=Uus Kuyga) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ust-Yansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions o ...
, located at the southwestern edge of the range on the eastern bank of the Yana River.
Flora
Permafrost
Permafrost is ground that continuously remains below 0 °C (32 °F) for two or more years, located on land or under the ocean. Most common in the Northern Hemisphere, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere or 11% of the global surfac ...
prevails in the area of the Kyundyulyun owing to the northerly location and the closeness of the Laptev Sea. The range looks quite barren, being mostly covered with tundra
In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless mo ...
. There are forests of larch
Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains furt ...
in the southern slopes and in some of the deeper and more protected valleys.
Climate
The range has a harsh subarctic climate. The average temperature is . The coldest temperatures, down to , have been recorded in February. In summer the average July temperature in the valleys does not exceed .NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index.
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References
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External links
Weather - Ust-KuygaUst-Kuyga - Pictures
Mountain ranges of the Sakha Republic