The Chuvanay Range (Russian: Чуванайские Горы), also known as Chuvan Mountains (Чуванский хребет),[1] is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Bilibino District.
| Chuvanay Range | |
|---|---|
| Чуванайские Горы | |
.jpg) View of the range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Chuvanay |
| Elevation | 1,614 m (5,295 ft) |
| Coordinates | 67°40′N 167°0′E / 67.667°N 167.000°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi) NW/SE |
| Width | 20 km (12 mi) NE/SW |
| Geography | |
  Chuvanay Range Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
| Location | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East |
| Parent range | East Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Triassic |
| Type of rock | Sandstone, shale and igneous rock intrusions |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Keperveyem or Bilibino |
The village of Keperveyem is located at the feet of the range in its northwestern end, on the other side of the Maly Anyuy River. Bilibino is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) further to the north.[2]
Geography edit
The highest point of the Chuvanay Range is 1,614 metres (5,295 ft) high mount Chuvanay (гора Чуванаи). To the east and northeast the mountain range is limited by the course of the Maly Anyuy River, which makes a wide bend, flowing first northwards and then again westwards. To the south the range is bound by the Kulpolney River and to the west by the valley of the Tenvelveyem —left hand tributaries of the Maly Anyuy. A few other tributaries of the Maly Anyuy have their source in the range, flowing between both and joining the left bank of the river.[1] The ghost town of Aliskerovo, beyond which rises the Ilirney Range, lies to the northeast, on the other side of the river, near its confluence with the Egilknyveyem River (Эгилькнывеем).[3]
To the south and southwest rises the Anyuy Range and to the north the smaller Kyrganay Range.[1] The Chuvanay Range is part of the East Siberian System of mountains and is one of the subranges of the Anadyr Highlands.[4]
The general profile of the mountains is more pointed than the neighboring mountain ranges of Bilibino District, such as the Kyrganay, or the Rauchuan Range further to the north, which are characterized by a smoother relief.[5][6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Чуванайские горы, National atlas of Russia
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Water of Russia - Small Anyui
- ^ Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 16
- ^ Chuvanskiy Khrebet
- ^ Качается ночь, как смолёная лодка (Чукотка)
External links edit
- Rafting on the Small Anyuy River - Part II
- The Chuvanay mountains in the distance (Keperveem, Russia)
- ГОРЫ СЕВЕРО-ВОСТОКА РОССИИ
- O.Yu.Glushkova, Late Pleistocene Glaciations in North-East Asia
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