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Ledyanaya (russian: Ледяная, meaning "Icy"), is a
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
in the
Koryak Mountains 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 ...
. Administratively it is part of the
Kamchatka Krai Kamchatka Krai ( rus, Камча́тский край, r=Kamchatsky kray, p=kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), situated in the Russian Far East, and is administratively part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Its ...
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Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
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This high mountain is the highest point of the Koryak Mountains. It is a rocky peak topped by an
ice cap In glaciology, an ice cap is a mass of ice that covers less than of land area (usually covering a highland area). Larger ice masses covering more than are termed ice sheets. Description Ice caps are not constrained by topographical features ...
, part of the
Ukelayat Range The Ukelayat Range (russian: хребет Укэлаят) is a range of mountains in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. The range is part of the Koryak Highland system and administratively it belongs to Olyutorsky District.Google Earth The nam ...
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Ukelayat The Ukelayat (russian: Укэлаят; Koryak: Вуквылгаят) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The length of the river is and the area of is drainage basin . The name of the river comes from the Koryak ''"vukvylgayat"'' ''(Вук ...
river basin.Google Maps - Satellite image
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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 ...


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The highest peaks in Russia
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