Pekulney Range

The Pekulney Range (Russian: Пэкульней) 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]

"Pekulney" redirects here. For the lake in the Ukvushvuynen Range, see Lake Pekulney.
Pekulney Range
Пэкульней
Location in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Highest point
PeakKolyuchaya
Elevation1,362 m (4,469 ft) [1]
Dimensions
Length300 km (190 mi) NNE/SSW
Geography
LocationChukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District
Range coordinates66°0′N 174°45′E
Parent rangeChukotka Mountains
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockMesozoic and Cenozoic
Type of rocksedimentary rock with igneous rock intrusions

The term "Pekulney" means "knife mountain" in the Chukchi language.[3]

Geography

The Pekulney Range is a southern prolongation of the Chukotka Mountains, part of the East Siberian System of ranges.[4] This mountain chain runs in a roughly north/south direction for about 300 kilometres (190 mi), extending both north and south of the Arctic Circle. It is limited to the west by the Anadyr Highlands with the Belaya River and its tributary Bolshaya Osinovaya. To the east the range is bound by the valley of the Tanyurer River. Both the rivers limiting the range to the west and to the east are flowing southwards.[5] The highest point of the Pekulney Range is 1,362 metres (4,469 ft) high Kolyuchaya peak.[1] At its southern end the range reaches the Anadyr Lowland.[4]

There are four cirque glaciers on the mountains of the range, as well as some perennial snow fields, with a total area not exceeding 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).

Defense Mapping Agency topographical map showing the area of the Pekulney Range on the right.

Flora

The Pekulney Range has a barren look. The mountain slopes are covered with very little vegetation, mainly grasses, shrubs and "dwarf cedar", up to 300 metres (980 ft) to 500 metres (1,600 ft). At higher elevations there is only rocky mountain tundra.[2] The climate of the area is subarctic.

References
  1. National Atlas of Russia
  2. Пэкульней, Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M, 1969
  3. Pekulney // Dictionary of the names of orographic objects of the USSR - M .: Nedra (publisher), 1976. - P. 207.
  4. Google Earth
  5. ЧУКОТСКОЕ НАГОРЬЕ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия, bigenc.ru [dostęp 2019-06-30].
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