The Ilirney Range (russian: Илирнейский кряж) is a range of mountains in

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka (russian: Чуко́тка), officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,, ''Čukotkakèn avtonomnykèn okrug'', is the easternmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian ...

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. Administratively the range is part of

Bilibino District Bilibinsky District (russian: Били́бинский райо́н; , ''Bilibinkèn rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #43-OZ district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the west ...

. The village of Ilirney is located southwest of the central area of the range.

Bilibino Bilibino (russian: Били́бино) is a town and the administrative center of Bilibinsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located northwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. It is the second la ...

is located to the west of the western end.

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Geography

The highest point of the Ilirney Range is high mount Dvukh Tsirkov (гора Двух Цирков, meaning "Two Circuses"). Other high peaks of the range are high mount Sypuchiy Kamen (Сыпучий Камень) and high mount Radialnaya (радиальная). To the southeast of the mountain range rises the

Anyuy Range The Anyuy Mountains (russian: Анюйский хребет; ''Anyuyskiy Khrebet''), also known as South Anyuy Range are a range of mountains in far north-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. ...

, to the west it borders with the Kyrganay and Chuvanay ranges, to the north with the Rauchuan Range and to the east with the Anadyr Plateau. The Ilirney Range is part of the

East Siberian System The East Siberian Mountains or East Siberian Highlands ( rus, Восточно-Сибирское нагорье) are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. They are located between the Central Yakutian Lowland and the Ber ...

of mountains and is one of the subranges of the

Anadyr Highlands The Anadyr Highlands ( rus, Анадырское нагорье, r=Anadyrskoye Nagorye) are a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Geography The Anadyr Highlands are one of the two main mountai ...

. Two beautiful lakes are located below the southern slopes of the range,

Lake Ilirney Lake Ilirney ( Chukchi ''Элер-нэй'') is a group of two lakes of Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Lake Tytyl lies 33 km to the east. Etymology The name originated in the Chukchi word ''Eler-nei'', meaning "rocky is ...

and

Lake Tytyl Lake Tytyl (''Ozero Tytyl'') is a lake of Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Geography The lake has a basin area of . River Tytylvaam flows from it. It is located east of Lake Ilirney, at the feet of the southern slopes of ...

. The

Rauchua River The Rauchua (russian: Раучуа, also: Большая Бараниха ''Bolshaya Baranikha'') is a river in Far East Siberia, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Remains of frozen mammoths have been found near the Rauchua. Co ...

flows across the range and the

Maly Anyuy River The Maly Anyuy (russian: Ма́лый Аню́й; ''maly'' meaning "little") is a river in the Kolyma basin in the Russian Far East. Most of the basin of the Maly Anyuy and its tributaries belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative r ...

to the south and southwest. The Nomnunkuveem, one of the river branches that form the

Chaun River The Chaun (russian: Чаун) is a stream in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly northwards, passing through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Course The Chaun originates in rivers flowi ...

, flows northwards from the northern slopes. Several smaller rivers have their sources in the range, including the Tytylvaam.

Flora and climate

There are sparse forests of

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in river valleys and the mountain slopes 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 climate of the Ilirney Range is

subarctic The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic, north of humid continental regions and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia, and the Cairngorms. Generally, ...

References

External links

Ilirney Top - PicturesIlirney Range and lakes - ImagesIlirney Range pictures
Mountain ranges of Russia Mountain ranges of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Landforms of Siberia {{ChukotkaAutonomousOkrug-geo-stub

Geography

Flora and climate

See also

References

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