The Rarytkin Range (; ) 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
Anadyr District
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.
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Geography
The Rarytkin Range is the northernmost subrange of the
Koryak Highlands,
East Siberian Mountains
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. It stretches roughly from southeast to northwest in southern Chukotka, along the left bank of the
Velikaya River
The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is the largest tributary o ...
in its middle and lower course. To the northwest flows the
Anadyr River
The Anadyr (; Yukaghir: Онандырь; ) is a river in the far northeast of Siberia which flows into the Gulf of Anadyr of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky ...
and the range acts as an eastern boundary of the
Anadyr Lowlands
The Anadyr Lowlands () are a low alluvial plain located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
Geography
The lowlands are crossed by the Anadyr River in the middle and the Velikaya in the south. They are bound by ...
.
[Рарыткин — ]Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov
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- 3rd ed. - M, 1969–1978
The highest mountain of the Rarytkin Range is high
Mount Palets
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Places
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(гора Палец). It rises in the central area of the range.
is located at the feet of the northwestern part of the range. Rare fossil plants of the
Maastrichtian
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and
Eocene
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periods have been found in the range. Some of them are now kept in the Botanical Museum of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
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Palaeogene of the Rarytkin ridge, NE part of Koryakskoe Upland
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Flora and climate
There are shrub
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thickets of Japanese stone pine and alder
Alders are trees of the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus includes about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species ex ...
in the lower mountain slopes. The upper elevations are covered with mountain tundra
Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate. As the latitude of a location approaches the poles, the threshold elevation for alpine tundra gets ...
. The Rarytkin Range has a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
, somewhat moderated by the proximity of the ocean.
Bibliography
Michael C. Boulter, Helen Fisher eds. ''Cenozoic Plants and Climates of the Arctic''
See also
* Kakanaut Formation
References
External links
Palaeogene of the Rarytkin ridge, NE part of Koryakskoe Upland
Mountain ranges of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Landforms of Siberia
Koryak Mountains
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