Chantal Range

Coordinates: 67°48′59″N 178°17′19″E / 67.81639°N 178.28861°E / 67.81639; 178.28861
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Chantal Range
Чантальский хребет
Chantal Range is located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chantal Range
Chantal Range
Location in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Highest point
PeakIskhodnaya
Elevation1,843 m (6,047 ft)
Coordinates67°48′59″N 178°17′19″E / 67.81639°N 178.28861°E / 67.81639; 178.28861
Dimensions
Length100 km (62 mi)
Geography
LocationChukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District
Parent rangeChukotka Mountains
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSandstone, shale[1]

The Chantal Range (Russian: Чантальский хребет) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. The area of the range is desolate and uninhabited.[2]

Geography[edit]

The Chantal Range is located in the central area of the Chukotka Mountains, part of the East Siberian System of ranges. This mountain chain runs in a roughly WSW/ENE direction for about 100 km. It is limited to the west by the bank of the Chantalveergyn River, beyond which rises the Ekiatap Range; to the north it borders with the Palyavaam range, and to the south with the Ekityk Range. The highest point of the range is Iskhodnaya peak, reaching 1,843 metres (6,047 ft)[3][2] —or 1,887 metres (6,191 ft) according to other sources.[4] This summit is also the highest point of the Chukotka Mountains.[2]

Defense Mapping Agency topographical map of the Chukchi Sea, 1973

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Чукотское нагорье - это... Что такое Чукотское нагорье?, Словари и энциклопедии на Академике [dostęp 2019-06-30] (ros.).
  2. ^ a b c Wielka Encyklopedia Gór i Alpinizmu, tom 2 Góry Azji, Katowice: Wydawnictwo STAPIS, 2005, ISBN 83-88212-42-7.
  3. ^ Czukockie, Góry - Encyklopedia PWN - źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy, encyklopedia.pwn.pl [dostęp 2019-06-30]
  4. ^ ЧУКОТСКОЕ НАГОРЬЕ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия, bigenc.ru [dostęp 2019-06-30].