The Sietinden Range (russian: Сиетиндэнский хребет; sah, Сиэтэндэ) 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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[Verkhoyansk Range](_blank)
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Batagay-Alyta
Batagay-Alyta (russian: Батагай-Алыта; sah, Баатаҕай Алыыта, ''Baatağay Alııta'', ), also known as Sakkyryr (russian: Саккырыр; sah, Саккырыыр, ''Saqqırıır'', ) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') a ...
, the only permanent settlement in the area, lies off the southeastern slopes of the range.
History
Previously uncharted, this range was first put on the map in 1932 by Soviet geologist
Ivan Atlasov, Professor of the
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
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, who carried out geological surveys in Yakutia. After having explored and mapped most of the Orulgan Range to the west, Atlasov sighted the Sietinden Range rising above the left bank of the upper Omoloy.
Изучение бассейна Яны
Essays of the history of geographical discoveries (in Russian)
Geography
The Sietinden is one of the northern 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. It is located in the main ridge, stretching southwards to the west of the Orulgan Range
The Orulgan Range (russian: Орулган; sah, Орулҕан) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation. and almost parallel to it. The valley of the Omoloy river, which has its source in the range, runs on the eastern flanks of the range and along the western side flows the Kuranakh-Yuryakh. The Kular Range rises to the east, beyond the Omoloy.[ Google Earth]
The highest point of the Sietinden is an unnamed high summit located in its southern section.[Geological map of the Russian Federation](_blank)
In Russian)
Flora
The mountain slopes are covered with sparse larch
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forests and the valleys with tundra
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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
Ancient Middle-Carboniferous Flora of the Orulgan Range (Northern Verkhoyansk) and justification of Age Bylykat FormationLiverwort Flora of Yakutia
Verkhoyansk Range
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