Chantal Range

The Chantal Range (Russian: Чантальский хребет) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. The area of the range is desolate and uninhabited.[2]

Chantal Range
Чантальский хребет
Chantal Range
Location in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Highest point
PeakIskhodnaya
Elevation1,843 m (6,047 ft)
Coordinates67°48′59″N 178°17′19″E 
Dimensions
Length100 km (62 mi)
Geography
LocationChukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District
Parent rangeChukotka Mountains
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockSandstone, shale[1]

Geography

The Chantal Range is located in the central area of the Chukotka Mountains, part of the East Siberian System of ranges. This mountain chain runs in a roughly WSW/ENE direction for about 100 km. It is limited to the west by the bank of the Chantalveergyn River, beyond which rises the Ekiatap Range; to the north it borders with the Skalisty and Palyavaam ranges, and to the south with the Ekityk Range. The highest point of the range is Iskhodnaya peak, reaching 1,843 metres (6,047 ft)[3][2] —or 1,887 metres (6,191 ft) according to other sources.[4] This summit is also the highest point of the Chukotka Mountains.[2]

Defense Mapping Agency topographical map of the Chukchi Sea, 1973
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References
  1. Чукотское нагорье - это... Что такое Чукотское нагорье?, Словари и энциклопедии на Академике [dostęp 2019-06-30] (ros.).
  2. Wielka Encyklopedia Gór i Alpinizmu, tom 2 Góry Azji, Katowice: Wydawnictwo STAPIS, 2005, ISBN 83-88212-42-7.
  3. Czukockie, Góry - Encyklopedia PWN - źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy, encyklopedia.pwn.pl [dostęp 2019-06-30]
  4. ЧУКОТСКОЕ НАГОРЬЕ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия, bigenc.ru [dostęp 2019-06-30].
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