The Olyokma-Stanovik ( rus, Олёкминский Становик; ''Olyokminsky Stanovik'') is a system of

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s in

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. "Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) t ...

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. The western end of the range reaches into

Amur Oblast Amur Oblast ( rus, Аму́рская о́бласть, r=Amurskaya oblast, p=ɐˈmurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrative ...

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. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.

Geography

The Olyokma-Stanovik is part of the

South Siberian System The South Siberian Mountains ( rus, Южно-Сибирские горы) are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. The total area of the system of mountain ranges is more than 1.5 million km². The South Siberian Mountain ...

. It consists in a number of ranges of moderate height rising in the area of the sources of the

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and stretches roughly northeastwards for over . The width of the group of ranges reaches a maximum of in its central part. Some of the ranges are separated by

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s, such as the Upper Olyokma Depression, the Tungir Depression and the Nenyugin Depression.

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The average summits of the Olyokma-Stanovik reach between and . The highest point is a high

Golets Kropotkin Golets Kropotkin (russian: link=no, Голец Кропоткина) is a peak in the Olyokma-Stanovik Mountains. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation. The peak was named after Peter Kropotkin, who had explor ...

. The range rises in an area prone to

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Subranges

The ranges of the highlands include the following:Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 15 * Muroy Range, highest point high

Olyokma-Stanovik Range The Olyokma-Stanovik ( rus, Олёкминский Становик; ''Olyokminsky Stanovik'') is a system of mountain ranges in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The western end of the range reaches into Amur Oblast.

, highest point (unnamed) * Khorkovy Range, highest point high Urguchanskiy Golets *

Tungir Range The Tungir (russian: Тунгир) is a river in Transbaikalia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the third largest tributary of the Olyokma in terms of length and area of its basin. The river is long and has a drainage basin of . The Tung ...

, highest point high Mount Guran * Cheromny Range, highest point (unnamed) *

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, highest point (unnamed) * Urusha Range, highest point (unnamed); it includes the Nyukzha Ridge, a spur of the range where the sources of the

Nyukzha The Nyukzha (russian: Нюкжа) is a river in Amur Oblast and Transbaikalia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the second largest tributary of the Olyokma river in terms of length and area of its basin. The Nyukzha is long and has a drai ...

river are located. * Kiteme-Yunikal (хребет Китэмэ-Юникал), located in

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, Amur Oblast

Hydrography

The Olyokma-Stanovik forms the main watershed between the rivers of the

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basin (flowing into the Arctic Ocean) and the ones of the

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basin (flowing into the Pacific Ocean). The

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, a right tributary of the Lena, and its tributaries Srednyaya Mokla,

Tungir The Tungir (russian: Тунгир) is a river in Transbaikalia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the third largest tributary of the Olyokma in terms of length and area of its basin. The river is long and has a drainage basin of . The Tung ...

and

have their sources in the highlands. Other important rivers originating in the highlands are the

Nercha The Nercha ( rus, Нерча, bua, Нэршүү, ''Nershüü''; mn, Нэрчүү, ''Nerchüü'') is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia, left tributary of the Shilka (Amur's basin). The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . Th ...

, Kuenga and Cherna, left tributaries of the Shilka, as well as the left tributaries of the Amur: Amazar, Urka and Urusha, among others.

Flora

The slopes of the range are covered with

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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, spruce ...

and pre-Alpine woodland up to , with dwarf

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in the bottoms of the river valleys. At elevations above there is

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. Many peaks are crowned by ‘’golets’’ type bare summits.

References

{{reflist South Siberian Mountains Mountain ranges of Russia Landforms of Zabaykalsky Krai Landforms of Amur Oblast ru:Олёкминский Становик (нагорье)

Geography

Subranges

Hydrography

Flora

See also

References