Suntar-Khayata Range (russian: Сунтар-Хаята, sah, Сунтаар Хайата) is a

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rising along the border of the Sakha Republic in the north with

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and Khabarovsk Krai in the south. The

R504 Kolyma Highway The R504 Kolyma Highway (russian: Федеральная автомобильная дорога «Колыма», ''Federal'naya Avtomobil'naya Doroga «Kolyma»,'' "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), part of the M56 route, is a road throu ...

passes through the northern part of the range by

Kyubeme Kyubeme (russian: Кюбеме; sah, Күбүмэ, ''Kübüme'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Yuchyugeysky Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the distri ...

Geography

The Suntar-Khayata is approximately 450–550 km long and 60 km wide. high

Mus-Khaya Mountain Mus-Khaya (russian: Мус-Хая, sah, Муус Хайа) is a mountain in Sakha Republic, Russia and the highest point of the Suntar-Khayata Range with an elevation of . The mountain is located south of the Arctic Circle and southwest of O ...

, located in the Sakha Republic, is the highest point of the range.DMGN. Suntar-Khayata
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Berill Mountain Berill (Russian: ''Берилл'') is a peak in the Suntar-Khayata Range. The elevation above sea level of the mountain is 2,933 m. It is the highest point of Khabarovsk Krai. See also *Highest points of Russian Federal subjects *List of mounta ...

, at is the highest summit in Khabarovsk Krai.

Mount Khakandya Mount Khakandya (russian: Гора Хакандя) is a peak in the Suntar-Khayata Range, East Siberian System, Russia. Administratively it is located in the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Far East. See also *List of mountains and hills of Russ ...

(Гора Хакандя) is an

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/ref> The Suntar-Khayata Range is geographically a southeastern prolongation 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 ...

. Until mid 20th century it was treated as a separate range, together with the

Skalisty Range The Skalisty Range (russian: Скалистый хребет; sah, Скалистай) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia, part of the East Siberian System. Administratively the mountain chain belongs to the Sakha Republic. The ...

, highest point , and the

Sette Daban The Sette-Daban (russian: Сетте-Дабан, sah, Сэттэ Дабаан) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range belongs partly to the Sakha Republic and partly to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian ...

, highest point , to the southwest. The

Yudoma-Maya Highlands The Yudoma-Maya Highlands ( rus, Юдомо-Майское нагорье, r=Yudomo-Maiskoye Nagorye; sah, Юдома-Маайа хаптал хайалаах сиринэн ) are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Khabarovsk Krai, Fa ...

are located to the south of the rangeСунтар-Хаята
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to the northeast.

Subranges

The Suntar-Khayata system comprises a number of subranges, including the Khalkan Range, Net-Taga Range,

Yudoma Range The Yudoma (russian: Юдома) is a river in eastern Siberia in the Yudoma-Maya Highlands near the Okhotsk Coast. It joins the Maya which joins the Aldan which joins the Lena which flows into the Arctic Ocean. Its northern headwaters are in th ...

and

Kukhtuy Range The Kukhtuy ( rus, Кухтуй) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. It has a drainage basin of and a length of . The basin of the Kukhtuy is a spawning ground for the coho salmon. Other fish species are also abundant in its wate ...

Hydrography

The Suntar-Khayata is a

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between the

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basin, and the

Indigirka The Indigirka ( rus, Индиги́рка, r=; sah, Индигиир, translit=Indigiir) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana to the west and the Kolyma to the east. It is long. The area of its basin is . History The ...

—both of the

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, and the

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. Some of the major watercourses having their source in the range are the

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and

Yudoma The Yudoma (russian: Юдома) is a river in eastern Siberia in the Yudoma-Maya Highlands near the Okhotsk Coast. It joins the Maya which joins the Aldan which joins the Lena which flows into the Arctic Ocean. Its northern headwaters are in th ...

belonging to the Lena basin, the

Khastakh The Khastakh or Tuora-Yuryakh (russian: Хастах; sah, Хаастаах, ''Xaastaax'') is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the two tributaries giving origin to the Indigirka. The river has a length of and a dra ...

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and Taryn-Yuryakh to the Indigirka basin, the Kulu of the

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basin, while the

Okhota The Okhota (russian: Охота, from an Even word ''окат'' (okat) meaning "river") is a river in Khabarovsk Krai which flows south to the Sea of Okhotsk near the port town of Okhotsk.Ulbeya, Inya,

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and

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flow into the Sea of Okhotsk. The range includes the southernmost

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Their

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is not known.

Geology

The strata of this geological formation date back to the

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. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Asia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 550–552. .

Flora and fauna

The higher

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s of the range are sparsely wooded, with mainly

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s and

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. A small population of

Brown Dipper The brown dipper (''Cinclus pallasii''), also known as Pallas's dipper, Asian dipper or the Asiatic dipper, is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of the east Palearctic. It is a thrush-like bird with a cocked tail. Its plumage is chocola ...

s ''(Cinclus pallasi)'' winters at a hot spring in the Suntar-Khayata Range. The birds feed underwater when air temperatures drop below .

Vertebrate paleofauna

Indeterminate

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remains, possible indeterminate

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remains, indeterminate Sauropoda remains that had been previously referred to Camarasauridae indet, and indeterminate

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remains have all been recovered from Suntar outcrops in Sakha Republic, Russia.

Notes

External links

* Geology of Russia Jurassic paleontological sites {{paleo-site-stub