The Muosuchan Range (russian: Муосучанский Хребет; sah, Муоһучаан 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 Muosuchan 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.
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; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017. It stretches roughly from northwest to southeast between the
Bygyn Range to the west and the
Tagindzhin Range to the east, running in a roughly parallel direction to both ranges. The southeastern 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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), beyond which the
Munni Range
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.
Geography
The Munni Range ...
stretches eastwards.
River
Lyapiske
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cuts across the range in its northwestern section and the
Dyanyshka flows beyond the northern end. The highest point of the Muosuchan range is an unnamed high peak.
Lake Billyakh
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is located at the northwestern end of the range. Beyond it rises the
Tekir Khaya Tekir may refer to:
* Erdinç Tekir (born 1966), Turkish member of the IHH
* Tekir, located at the ancient settlement of Knidos
* Tekir ambarı Tekir may refer to:
* Erdinç Tekir (born 1966), Turkish member of the IHH
* Tekir, located at the a ...
(highest point ), a smaller range flanking the
Dyanyshka river further to the northwest.
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In Russian)[ Google Earth]Late Quaternary Lake Dynamics in the Verkhoyansk Mountains of Eastern Siberia: Implications for Climate and Glaciation History
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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
Wetlands and Ramsar Convention
Verkhoyansk Range
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