Esop comb
| Esop comb | ||
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.jpg) View from the north of the Esop ridge |
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| Highest peak | nameless summit ( 2274 m ) | |
| location | Khabarovsk Region , Amur Oblast ( Russia ) | |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 30 ′ N , 134 ° 26 ′ E | |
| rock | Granite , volcanic rock | |
The Esop ridge ( Russian Эзоп, Хребет Эзо́п ) is a mountain range in the Far East of Russia .
The Esop ridge extends in an east-west direction over a length of 150 km along the border between the Amur Oblast and the Khabarovsk region . The highest point is a nameless summit 2274 m high ( ⊙ ).
In the east of the Esop ridge, the Jam-Alin branches off to the north and the Dusse-Alin to the south. These two neighboring mountain ranges run in a predominantly north-south direction. On the northern slope of the Esopkamms springing Selemdzha River and its tributary Kharga , on the southern slope the Prawaja Bureya and the Niman .
Granite and volcanic rock occur in the mountains .
Larch forests grow in the lower elevations (below 1200 m ) , while mountain tundra and dwarf pine vegetation predominate in higher elevations .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Эзоп (горный хребет) in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)