Chantal Range Explained

Chantal Range
Other Name:Чантальский хребет
Highest:Iskhodnaya
Elevation M:1843
Parent:Chukotka Mountains
Map:Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Location:Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District
Coordinates:67.8164°N 178.2886°W
Geology:Sandstone, shale[1]
Orogeny:Alpine orogeny
Length Km:100

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

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 1843m (6,047feet)[3] —or 1887m (6,191feet) according to other sources.[4] This summit is also the highest point of the Chukotka Mountains.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Чукотское нагорье - это... Что такое Чукотское нагорье?, Словари и энциклопедии на Академике [dostęp 2019-06-30] (ros.).
  2. Wielka Encyklopedia Gór i Alpinizmu, tom 2 Góry Azji, Katowice: Wydawnictwo STAPIS, 2005, .
  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].