The Research Range () is a mountain range at the northern end of the Ural Mountains. It extends north of the

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, and forms the border between the

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and the Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The Research Range is 175 km long and the highest point is Mount Narodnaya (Гора Народная) or People's Mountain, at 1,894 m. The Research Range starts approximately at Mount Narodnaya and runs northeastward past Vorkuta almost to the Kara Sea and the

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. The primary rocks are metamorphic, mostly quartzites and slate. There are numerous glaciers near the tops and on the upper slopes of the mountains, the rest is mostly arctic desert and

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. In the foothills and steep river valleys, there is some taiga forest.
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Notable peaks

* Mount Narodnaya or People's Mountain, 1894 m. * Mount Karpinsky, 1878 m. * Mount Reguly, 1711 m. named after Hungarian explorer Antal Reguly (1819–1858) * Mount Paier, 1472 m.

References

Mountain ranges of Russia Ural Mountains Landforms of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Landforms of the Komi Republic {{KomiRepublic-geo-stub