The Ukvushvuynen Range (; zh, 乌克武什武伊年山), also known as Meingypilgyn Range (),
/ref> is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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, Russian Far East
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. Administratively the range is part of Anadyr District
Anadyrsky District (; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Kagyrgyn rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #148-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Rus ...
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Geography
The Ukvushvuynen Range is the easternmost subrange of the Koryak Highlands
The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands () are an area of mountain ranges in Far-Eastern Siberia, Russia, located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the Mo ...
, East Siberian Mountains
The East Siberian Mountains or East Siberian Highlands () are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russia, Russian Federation. They are located between the Central Yakutian Lowland and the Bering Strait in Northeast Siberia. The area of th ...
. It stretches roughly from east to west in southern Chukotka, between the Koyverelan Range to the west and Cape Navarin in the Bering Sea
The Bering Sea ( , ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre, p=ˈbʲerʲɪnɡəvə ˈmorʲe) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasse ...
to the east. To the northwest rises the Rarytkin Range
The Rarytkin Range (; ) is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Anadyr District.Google Earth
Geography
The Rarytkin Range is the northernmost subrange of the Koryak Highlands ...
and the Velikaya River
The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is the largest tributary o ...
flows into the Anadyr Lowlands
The Anadyr Lowlands () are a low alluvial plain located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
Geography
The lowlands are crossed by the Anadyr River in the middle and the Velikaya in the south. They are bound by ...
. To the southwest stretches the Komeutyuyam Range
The Komeutyuyam Range (; zh, 科梅乌秋亚姆斯基山) is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East.
Administratively the northern section of the range belongs to the Anadyr District of Chukotka ...
.Gora Krasnaya
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(гора красная), rising to the south of lake Yanragytgyn
Yanragytgyn (; ) is a freshwater lake in Anadyr District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.Google Earth It has an area of .
There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake.
The name of the lake in Chukot means "a sep ...
. Other high peaks of the range are high Gora Tsirk (гора цирк) and high mount Kenkeren (кэнкэрэн), the latter rising above the NW side of lake Maynits
Maynits (; ) is a freshwater lake in Anadyr District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.Google Earth It has an area of almost . There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake.
The name of the lake in Chukot is derived f ...
in the central part of the range. Vaamochka and Pekulney are coastal lagoon
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s that lie on the southern side of the range.
The range has 28 mountain glacier
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s. The Kakanaut River
Lake Pekulney () is a lake of Anadyr District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The lake has a basin area of which makes it the second largest lake in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug after Lake Krasnoye, and the 27th largest in area in Russia.
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, a small river flowing southwards in the central part of the range into the NE bay of Lake Pekulney, gives its name to the Kakanaut Maastrichtian
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geological formation
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.
Flora and climate
There are shrub
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areas of Siberian pine
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in the lower mountain slopes, while the upper elevations are covered with 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 Ukvushvuynen Range has a subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
, somewhat moderated by the proximity of the ocean. The average temperature in January is and the temperature in July is . Very little precipitation falls in winter in the form of snow, most falls as rain in the summer. The average depth of the snow cover is .
Bibliography
Elizabeth L. Miller, Arthur Grantz, Simon Klemperer eds. - ''Tectonic Evolution of the Bering Shelf-Chukchi Sea-Arctic Margin and Adjacent Landmasses''
See also
*Kakanaut Formation
The Kakanaut Formation is a geological formation in Siberia, whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.593-600 The ...
References
External links
Pekulney LakeHydrometeorology and hydrochemistry of the seas (p. 2)
Koryak Mountains
Mountain ranges of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Landforms of Siberia
Anadyrsky District
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