The Dzhardzhan Range (russian: Джарджанский хребет; sah, Дьардьаан, ''Carcaan'') is a range of mountains in far
North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the
Sakha Republic,
Russian Federation
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.
Geography
The Dzhardzhan Range is one of the subranges of the
Verkhoyansk Range
The Verkhoyansk Range (russian: Верхоянский хребет, ''Verkhojanskiy Khrebet''; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы сис хайата, ''Üöhee Chaangy sis khaĭata'') is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settle ...
system and is located in its northern section.
[Verkhoyansk Range](_blank)
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; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017. It stretches from north to south between the
Lena River to the west and the higher
Orulgan Range
The Orulgan Range (russian: Орулган; sah, Орулҕан) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation. to the east, running in a roughly parallel direction to it. The highest point of the range is an unnamed high peak. River
Dzhardzhan cuts across the range in its middle section.
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Hydrography
Rivers with their sources in the more massive Orulgan rising to the east cut across the Dzhardzhan Range through steep gorges and ravines. They are right tributaries of the
Lena River flowing westwards, such as the
Natara
The Natara (russian: Натара) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena, having a length of and a drainage basin area of . There are no settlements in its basin.
Course
The Natara is a right tributary o ...
,
Uel-Siktyakh and
Kuranakh-Siktyakh. The
Byosyuke
The Byosyuke (russian: Бёсюке; sah, Бөөһүкэ) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the northernmost tributaries of the Lena. The river has a length of — from the source of the Sakhandya— and a draina ...
flows in its northern limit while the valleys of the Syncha and Nelon, the two rivers which form the
Menkere, are at its southern end.
Flora
The mountain slopes are covered with
larch
Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains fur ...
taiga and the valleys with
tundra
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.
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See also
*List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 metres
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal s ...
References
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External links
Ancient Middle-Carboniferous Flora of the Orulgan Range (Northern Verkhoyansk) and justification of Age Bylykat Formation
Verkhoyansk Range
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