The Shchuchy Range (Russian: Щучий хребет),[3] is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of the Anadyr District.
| Shchuchy Range | |
|---|---|
| Щучий хребет | |
 Shchuchy Range map section | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Shchuchya |
| Elevation | 1,185 m (3,888 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains and hills of Russia |
| Coordinates | 65°37′25″N 170°08′40″E / 65.62361°N 170.14444°E[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 120 km (75 mi) NNE/SSW |
| Width | 40 km (25 mi) WNW/ESE |
| Geography | |
  Shchuchy Range Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
| Location | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East |
| Range coordinates | 65°35′N 170°0′E / 65.583°N 170.000°E |
| Parent range | Anadyr Highlands East Siberian System |
| Borders on | Anyuy Mountains and Oloy Range |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Markovo |
The village of Markovo is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the SSE of the range near the eastern side of its southern end.[2]
Geography
editThe Shchuchy Range extends for roughly 120 kilometres (75 mi) in a NNE/SSW direction from the southeastern end of the Anadyr Plateau.[4] To the west the mountain range is limited by the course of the Anadyr River, which flows first southwards, then makes a wide bend at the southern end of the range, and then flows roughly northeastwards in a wide valley. Numerous tributaries of the Anadyr have their source on both sides of the range.[3]
The highest point of the Shchuchy Range is 1,185 metres (3,888 ft) high Gora Shchuchya (гора щучья).[1] To the northwest of the range rises the Anyuy Range, stretching in a roughly western direction, and to the west of the SW end of the range rises the Oloy Range of the Kolyma Mountains.[3] The Shchuchy Range is part of the East Siberian System of mountains and is one of the subranges of the Anadyr Highlands.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b АНА́ДЫРСКОЕ ПЛОСКОГО́РЬЕ - Большая российская энциклопедия
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b c Чуванайские горы, National atlas of Russia
- ^ Анадырское плоскогорье, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 16