Ishkashim chain
| Ishkashim chain | |
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| Highest peak | Mayakovsky Peak ( 6096 m ) |
| location | Mountain Badakhshan ( Tajikistan ) |
| part of | Pamir |
| Coordinates | 37 ° 1 ' N , 71 ° 43' E |
The Ishkashim Range ( Russian Ишкашимский хребет ) is a mountain range in the southwest of the Chess Darak Range in Tajikistan .
location
The Ishkashim chain extends over a length of 90 km in a north-south direction east of the Punj river valley . It is located in the southwest of the Pamir . The highest point is the Mayakovsky peak at 6096 m . The summit region is glaciated . The mountain range consists mainly of gneiss and Precambrian metamorphic rock .
Mountains (selection)
- Mayakovsky peak, 6096 m
- Qullai Khirskhanol (or Berga ), 6094 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article Ischkaschimkette in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)