Chuvanay Range

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
View of the range
Highest point
PeakMount Chuvanay
Elevation1,614 m (5,295 ft)
Coordinates67°40′N 167°0′E 
Dimensions
Length60 km (37 mi) NW/SE
Width20 km (12 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Chuvanay Range
Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
LocationChukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East
Parent rangeEast Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockTriassic
Type of rockSandstone, shale and igneous rock intrusions
Climbing
Easiest routefrom 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

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

References
  1. Чуванайские горы, National atlas of Russia
  2. Google Earth
  3. Water of Russia - Small Anyui
  4. Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 16
  5. Chuvanskiy Khrebet
  6. Качается ночь, как смолёная лодка (Чукотка)
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