The Toko-Stanovik[1] (Russian: Токинский Становик, Tokinsky Stanovik) is a range of mountains in the Russian Far East. Administratively it belongs partly to Amur Oblast, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.[2]
| Toko-Stanovik | |
|---|---|
| Токинский Становик | |
 View of the Bolshoye Toko, which gives its name to the range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Unnamed |
| Elevation | 2,380 m (7,810 ft) |
| Listing | List of ultras of Northeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 55°53′50″N 130°27′13″E / 55.89722°N 130.45361°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 200 km (120 mi) E/W |
| Geography | |
  Toko-Stanovik Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
| Location | Sakha Republic, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East |
| Range coordinates | 55°40′N 131°0′E / 55.667°N 131.000°E |
| Parent range | Stanovoy Range South Siberian Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Archean - Proterozoic |
| Type of rock | Crystalline schist and gneiss with granite intrusions |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Neryungri or Zeya |
The nearest airport is Neryungri Airport.[2]
Geography edit
The Toko-Stanovik is a subrange of the Stanovoy Range located in the eastern part. The range runs in a roughly east/west direction for about 200 kilometres (120 mi) at the northeastern end of Amur Oblast and the western limit of Khabarovsk Krai, bordering with Yakutia (Sakha) to the north. The highest point is a 2,380 metres (7,810 ft) high ultra-prominent peak.[3] There are two small subranges: the Dzhugdyr Range, with the sources of the Argi, stretches southeastwards from its central part, and the Atagsky Range, stretches southeastwards to the east, in the area of the sources of the Maya.[4][5]
River Zeya has its sources in the southern slopes of the range. On the northern side originate several rivers of the Uchur basin, such as the Algama, Mulam and Tyrkan, as well as the sources of Bolshoye Toko. This lake, which gives its name to the range, is located at the feet of the northern slopes of the Toko-Stanovik in the Aldan Highlands.[6]
Flora edit
The slopes of the range are covered by taiga, mainly consisting of larch, with dwarf cedar above 1,300 metres (4,300 ft).[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Structure of the Zeya block of Toko Stanovik according to results of magnetotelluric sounding, April 2018. Russian Geology and Geophysics 59(4):419-431 DOI:10.1016/j.rgg.2018.03.013
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Peaklist - Siberia - 26 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater
- ^ Jirí Kolbek, M. Srutek, Elgene E. O., eds. Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia. p. 39
- ^ Topographic map N-53; M 1: 1,000,00
- ^ Elena I. Troeva, A. P. Isaev, M.M. Cherosov, N. S. Karpov eds.The Far North:: Plant Biodiversity and Ecology of Yakutia, p. 210
- ^ Stanovoy Range - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.