The Munni Range (russian: Муннийский Хребет; sah, Мунньи 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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Geography
The Munni 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)
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Kelter Range
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.
The area of the range i ...
to the north and the
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to the southwest, running in a roughly parallel direction to both ranges. The western end is bound by the valleys of the
Munni (a tributary of the
Belyanka) and the
Buruolakh (a tributary of the (
Lyapiske
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, image_caption = Shores of the Lyapiske in its last stretch, near its confluence with the Lena
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), beyond which rise the
Muosuchan and the
Bygyn Range stretching northwestwards.
River
Tumara
The Tumara (russian: Тумара; sah, Тумара) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It flows across an area that is largely desolate, except for Segyan-Kyuyol village. ...
cuts across the range roughly in its central part and
Segyan-Kyuyol
Segyan-Kyuyol (russian: Сегян-Кюёль; sah, Сиэгэн Күөл, ''Siegen Küöl'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Kirovsky Rural Okrug in Kobyaysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia
...
village lies on its right bank, below the southern slopes of the mountainside. The highest point of the Munni Range is an unnamed high peak located at the northern end. The
Sordogin Range stretches eastwards beyond the valley of river
Kele, at the eastern end of the range.
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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 area of the Munni RangeFishing in Russia
Verkhoyansk Range
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