The Stanovoy Highlands ( rus, Станово́е наго́рье) or Stanovoy Uplands is a mountain range in the

Transbaikal Transbaikal, Trans-Baikal, Transbaikalia ( rus, Забайка́лье, r=Zabaykalye, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲjɪ), or Dauria (, ''Dauriya'') is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal in Far Eastern Russia. The steppe and ...

region of

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Geography

The Stanovoy Highlands are a mountainous area between the

Patom Highlands The Patom Highlands ( rus, Патомское нагорье) are a mountainous area in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the uplands is part of Irkutsk Oblast, with a smaller section in northern Transbaikal Krai.G ...

to the north and the

Vitim Plateau Vitim Plateau is a plateau in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The plateau is sparsely populated, the main settlements are Romanovka and Bagdarin. An area of the plateau is an ancient volcanic field with a number of cinder cones and volcan ...

to the south. To the northeast they border with the

Olyokma-Chara Plateau The Olyokma-Chara Plateau ( rus, Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье; sah, Өлүөхүмэ-Чаара хаптал хайалаах сир) is a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Irkutsk Oblast, Far Eastern Federal Di ...

—in the upper reaches of the Chara river. The ranges of the highlands stretch roughly in a WSW / ENE direction between the

North Baikal Highlands The North Baikal Highlands ( rus, Северо-Байкальское нагорье; bua, Хойто-Байгалай хадалиг газар)

in the west and the

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in the east. There are large

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s, such as the Muya Depression and the Chara Depression at altitudes ranging between and .O-50 USSR Topographic map
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Subranges

The system of the Stanovoy Highlands comprises a group of subranges, including the following:Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 15 *

Southern Muya Range The Southern Muya Range (russian: Южно-Муйский хребе́т, translit=Yuzhno-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p= ...

(Южно-Муйский хребет), highest point

Muisky Gigant Muisky Gigant (russian: Муйский Гигант) is a mountain in the Southern Muya Range, Stanovoy Highlands, Russia. Administratively it is located in Buryatia, Russian Federation. Google Earth Following four failed attempts to climb the p ...

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Northern Muya Range The Northern Muya Range (russian: Се́веро-Му́йский хребе́т, translit=Severo-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands.Google Earth The Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM) railway traverse ...

(Северо-Муйский хребет), highest point *

Kodar Range The Kodar Mountains ( rus, Кода́р) are a mountain range in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, Russia. The name Kodar is derived from "khada", an Evenki word for rock. The range is part of the Udokan Ore Region that includes the Kalar and ...

(Кодар), highest point

Pik BAM Pik BAM (russian: Пик БАМ) is a mountain in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It reaches above sea level. It was named after the Baikal Amur Mainline railway, which passes south of it. It is the highest summit of the Kodar Range and the Stanovoy Hi ...

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Udokan Range The Udokan Range (russian: хребет Удокан) is a mountain range in Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian Federation. The nearest town is Chara.Google Earth There is copper mining in the range at the Udokan mine, part ...

(Удокан), highest point *

Kalar Range The Kalar Range (russian: Каларский хребет, translit=Kalarskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Zabaykalsky Krai and the NW end of Amur Oblast, Russian Federation. The highest point of the range is high Skalisty Golets. Google Earth ...

, highest point

Skalisty Golets Skalisty Golets (russian: Скалистый голец) is the highest peak in the Kalar Range, Stanovoy Highlands, Russia. The Skalisty Golets is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak. Administratively it is located in the Zab ...

, *

Delyun-Uran Range The Delyun-Uran Range (russian: Делюн-Уранский хребет, translit=Delyun-Uranskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands. The nearest airport is Bodaybo AirportGoogle ...

(Делюн-Уранский Хребет), highest point

Hydrography

The Stanovoy mountain system is cut across from south to north by the deep valley of river Vitim, a right tributary of the

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. Many left ( Muya, Mamakan,

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, Bolshoy Chuya) and right (

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, Kalar, Konda, Sigikta) tributaries of the Vitim originate from its ranges. Likewise for some of the left tributaries of the

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, such as the Diri-Yurya, Imangra, Khani, Oryus-Miele and the Chara with the Tokko. Rivers

Upper Angara The Upper Angara (, ''Verkhnyaya Angara''; , ''Deede Angar'') is a river in Buryatia, Siberia to the northeast of Lake Baikal. the third longest river in the Baikal basin. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The Baikal–Amur Mainline run ...

, flowing into

Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...

, and Chaya, a right tributary of the Lena, have their sources in the western parts of the mountain system. National atlas of Russia
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:'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. There are also mountain lakes in the range, such as

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References

External links

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