The Research Range (russian: Исследовательский хребет) is a mountain range at the northern end of the
Ural Mountains. It extends north of the
Arctic Circle
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, and forms the border between the
Komi Republic 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
Arctic Ocean. The primary rocks are
metamorphic, mostly
quartzites and
slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. ...
. There are numerous glaciers near the tops and on the upper slopes of the mountains, the rest is mostly arctic desert and
tundra. In the foothills and steep river valleys, there is some
taiga forest.
"Исследовательский хребет"
' Great Soviet Encyclopedia''
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
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