The Suor Uyata ( rus, Суор-Уята; sah, Суор Уйата) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic,

Far Eastern Federal District The Far Eastern Federal District (russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг, ''Dalnevostochny federalny okrug'') is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia but the least populated, with a p ...

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Andryushkino Andryushkino (russian: Андрюшкино; sah, Андрюшкино) is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the only inhabited settlement and the administrative center of Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul" of Nizhnekolymsky ...

, a small inhabited locality of the

Lower Kolyma District Nizhnekolymsky District (russian: Нижнеколы́мский улу́с; sah, Аллараа Халыма улууһа, ''Allaraa Khalyma uluuha'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III distric ...

, is located to the SSE. Google Earth

Kigilyakh Kigilyakh or kisiliyakh ( rus, кигиляхи; sah, киһилээх, meaning "stone person") are tall, pillar-like natural rock formations looking like tall monoliths standing more or less isolated. Usually they are composed of granite or s ...

rock formation A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term ''rock formation'' can also refer to specific sedime ...

s that are an important element of the culture of the

Yakuts The Yakuts, or the Sakha ( sah, саха, ; , ), are a Turkic ethnic group who mainly live in the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation, with some extending to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions, and the Taymyr and Evenk Districts ...

, are found in the Suor Uyata range. to the ESE of the eastern end of the range, on the right bank of the

Alazeya River The Alazeya ( rus, Алазея, r=; sah, Алаһыай, translit=Alahıay) is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka to the west and the Kolyma to the east. Mou ...

, rises the high

Kisilyakh-Tas Kisilyakh-Tas ( rus, гора Кисилях-Тас) is a mountain in Yakutia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Administratively it belongs to the Lower Kolyma District. This mountain is one of the renowned places of Yakutia where kigilyakh ...

, another important Kigilyakh site.Kigilyakhi of Yakutia
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History

The Suor Uyata was first mapped in the summer of 1870 by geographer and ethnologist Baron

Gerhard von Maydell Gerhard Gustav Ludwig von Maydell, Baron von Maydell, (russian: Гергард Людвигович Майдель; 1 May 1835 in Tartu – 17 August 1894 in Koblenz, Germany) was a Russian explorer, cartographer and ethnologist of Estonian descen ...

(1835–1894) during his pioneering research of East Siberia.

Geography

The Suor Uyata rises in the northwestern area of the Kolyma Lowland, only to the east of the eastern end of the

Ulakhan-Sis Range The Ulakhan-Sis Range ( rus, Улахан-Сис; sah, Улахан Сис) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.

. It is a smaller range than the latter, of which it can be considered an eastern prolongation. The main ridge stretches in a roughly WNW/ESE direction for about . Its highest summit is the high Salyr-Tas. To the north rises the Ulakhan-Tas (Улахан-Тас), a ridge that stretches roughly northwards for about , whose tallest peak is high. The Suor Uyata is surrounded on all sides by marshy areas with slow-flowing rivers and a multitude of lakes. The sources of several rivers are on the range, including the Bolshaya Khomus-Yuryakh, Maly Khomus-Yuryakh, Kumuruk-Yuryakh, Soldat and Bya, as well as some source area tributaries of the Sundrun River on the western side.

Flora and fauna

The area of the Suor Uyata is marked by

permafrost Permafrost is ground that continuously remains below 0 °C (32 °F) for two or more years, located on land or under the ocean. Most common in the Northern Hemisphere, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere or 11% of the global surfac ...

. The climate is subarctic and severe and the range is covered in

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 area of the Suor Uyata is part of the migration corridor of the

Sundrun The Sundrun (russian: Сундрун) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Course It has its sources in the Ulakhan-Sis Range and flows roughly northeastwards across th ...

reindeer Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 subsp ...

population, which includes the adjoining Ulakhan-Tas, the

Kondakov Plateau The Kondakov Plateau ( rus, Кондаковское плоскогорье; sah, Кондаков хаптал хайалаах сирэ) is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The town of Chokurdak ...

to the NW, and the

forest tundra A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

of the Rossokha River basin. The Suor Uyata / Ulakhan Tas mountain zone is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

, a regional

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

.Protected Areas in the Russian Arctic - WWF
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References

External links

Magmatic and ore formations of the Ulakhan-Tas
(in Russian) Mountain ranges of the Sakha Republic {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub