Kolyma Mountains | |
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Колымское нагорье | |
![]() Mountains in the Tenkinsky District | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Gora Nevskaya |
Elevation | 1,828 m (5,997 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 1,300 km (810 mi) |
Geography | |
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Oblast/Okrug/Krai | Magadan, Chukotka and Kamchatka |
Range coordinates | 64°N 159°E / 64°N 159°E |
Parent range | East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Jurassic, Triassic, Permian and Proterozoic |
Type of rock | Granite, Gneiss, Schist, Siltstone and Sandstone |
The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland (Russian: Колымское нагорье, romanized: Kolymskoye Nagorye), is a system of mountain ranges in northeastern Siberia, lying mostly within the Magadan Oblast, along the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Kolyma region.[1] It constitutes the watershed between the basins of Kolyma River and of the Sea of Okhotsk / Pacific Ocean.[2]
The range's highest point is Mount Nevskaya (гора Невская) in the Omsukchan Range at 1,828 meters (5,997 ft).[3]
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