Yudychvumchorr (russian: Юдычвумчорр) is a peak in

Murmansk Oblast Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...

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. It is the highest point of the oblast and of the

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. The peak is also the highest point of the European side of the Russian Arctic, not counting Arctic islands.Yudychvumchorr, Russia - PeakVisor
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Yudychvumchorr is a high mountain located north of the

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in the

Khibiny Mountains The Khibiny Mountains (russian: Хиби́ны ; sjd, Umptek) is one of the two main mountain ranges of the Kola Peninsula, Russia, within the Arctic Circle, located between Imandra and Umbozero lakes. The range is also known as Khibiny Massif, K ...

. The mountain rises in the southwestern sector of the

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The Malaya Belaya river flows within a deep valley at the foot of the mountain in the south and southeast. Formerly the high Chasnachorr had been considered the highest point of the Khibiny.

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Wikimapia - Picture#Юдычвумчорр #yudychvumchorr
Yudychvumchorr Mountains of Murmansk Oblast Sápmi {{MurmanskOblast-geo-stub

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