The Kyrganay Range (russian: хребет Кырганай
/ref> or хребет Кыргонай) is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East
The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admin ...
. Administratively the range is part of Bilibino District.
The village of Keperveyem
Keperveyem (russian: Кепервеем; Chukchi language, Chukchi: , ''Ḳèpèrvèèm'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Munic ...
is located at the feet of the range in its western end. 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 l ...
is located about further to the north.[ Google Earth]
Geography
The Kyrganay Range rises above the northern bank of the Maly Anyuy River. To the east the mountain range is limited by the Egilknyveyem River and to the west by the valley of the Maly Keperveyem River, both right hand tributaries of the Maly Anyuy River. To the south, on the other side of the Maly Anyuy, rises the Chuvanay Range. The ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
of Aliskerovo
Aliskerovo (russian: Алискерово) is an inhabited locality (an urban-type settlement) in Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 1, a reduction from 7 ( 2002 Census); Geography
Keperveyem is located just s ...
, beyond which rises the Ilirney Range
The Ilirney Range (russian: Илирнейский кряж) is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Bilibino District. The village of Ilirney is located southwest of the centr ...
, lies at the eastern end of the Kyrganay Mountains.
The highest point of the Kyrganay Range is an unnamed high summit.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 ...
.[Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 16] The mountains are characterized by a smooth relief, like most of the neighboring mountain ranges of Bilibino District, such as the Rauchuan Range further to the north. The southern sides of the slopes of the range are covered with sparse taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruc ...
.
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 ...
* List of inhabited localities in Bilibinsky District
References
External links
Chukotka TourismГоры, ущелья и пещеры мира - Ilirney Range
''Water of Russia'' - Small AnyuiO.Yu.Glushkova, ''Late Pleistocene Glaciations in North-East Asia''
Mountain ranges of Russia
Mountain ranges of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Landforms of Siberia
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