The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland ( rus, Колымское нагорье, r=Kolymskoye Nagorye) is a system of mountain ranges in northeastern

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, lying mostly within the

Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast ( rus, Магаданская область, r=Magadanskaya oblast, p=məgɐˈdanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Far East region of the country, and is admi ...

, along the shores of the

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in the

Kolyma Kolyma (russian: Колыма́, ) is a region located in the Russian Far East. It is bounded to the north by the East Siberian Sea and the Arctic Ocean, and by the Sea of Okhotsk to the south. The region gets its name from the Kolyma River ...

region. The range's highest point is Mount Nevskaya (гора Невская) in the Omsukchan Range at .

Geography

The Kolyma Mountains stretch on a NW-SW alignment and consists of a series of plateaus and ridges punctuated by

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peaks that typically range between . To the west and southwest the Upper Kolyma Highlands are bound by the Seymchan- Buyunda Depression to the north and the Ola river basin to the south. The Yukaghir Highlands, highest point Mount Chubukulakh, rise to the northwest, the Anadyr Highlands to the north and northeast and the

Koryak Highlands The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands () are an area of mountain ranges in Far-Eastern Siberia, Russia, located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the M ...

to the east.

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Subranges

Besides the Omsukchan Range, the system of the Kolyma Mountains comprises a number of subranges.Wetlands in Russia - Vol.4
/ref> Most are located in Magadan Oblast: *

Korkodon Range The Korkodon (russian: Коркодон; ykg, Коркигэ) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is a right tributary of the Kolyma, with a length of a drainage basin of . The upper reaches of the river are in Omsukchansky Dis ...

, highest point *

Kongin Range The Kongin Range ( rus, Конгинский хребет or ''Конгинские Горы'') is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Google Earth

, highest point * Molkaty Range, highest point * Kilgan Massif, highest point *

Maymandzhin Range The Maymandzhin Range ( rus, Майманджинский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Google Earth

, highest point *

Kedon Range The Kedon Range ( rus, Кедонский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Google Earth The Kedon Range is separated from the other ranges of the Highlands by tectonic basins. The mountains ...

, highest point * Molongdin Range, highest point (the eastern end is in

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) The northernmost ranges are located in the

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* Kuryin Range (курьинский кряж), highest point * Oloy Range, highest point * Ush-Urekchen, highest point

Hydrography

Many right tributaries of the

Kolyma River The Kolyma ( rus, Колыма, p=kəlɨˈma; sah, Халыма, translit=Khalyma) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. The Kolyma is froze ...

have their sources in the northern and northwestern slopes of the Kolima Highlands, including the

Bakhapcha The Bakhapcha (russian: Бахапча; also ''"Бохапча"'') is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of the Kolyma. The nearest village is S ...

, Buyunda, Balygychan, Sugoy,

Korkodon The Korkodon (russian: Коркодон; ykg, Коркигэ) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is a right tributary of the Kolyma, with a length of a drainage basin of . The upper reaches of the river are in Omsukchansky Distr ...

—with its tributary Bulun, and the Omolon —with its tributaries Molongda, Oloy,

Kedon The Kedon (russian: Кедон) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Kedon is a left tributary of the Omolon, of the Kolyma basin. The river flows steadily northwards across an uninhabited area ...

and Kegali. The rivers originating in the southern and southeastern slopes of the mountain area flow into the

and are shorter: Ola,

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, Gizhiga, Paren and Penzhina. File:Таватум2.jpg, Mountains in Severo-Evensky District File:View from Dukat Mine - panoramio - Андрей Куполов.jpg, View of the Omsukchan Range from Dukat Mine

References

External links

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Stone glaciers of the Kolyma Highlands
East Siberian Mountains {{MagadanOblast-geo-stub