Keiwy highlands
| Keiwy highlands | ||
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| Highest peak | Jagelurta ( 398 m ) | |
| location | Murmansk Oblast ( Russia ) | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 32 ' N , 38 ° 3' E | |
The Keiwy Highlands ( Russian Кейвы , from Finnish. Term kivi for "stone") is a 200 km long range of hills on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast in Russia . The highlands are located east of Lake Lowozero and run from west to east. The highest point, 398 m above sea level, is the Jagelurta mountain .
The Keiwy Highlands form a watershed between the river systems of Ponoi in the south and Iokanga in the north. Both river systems drain the area to the east. The rivers Suchaja and Iokanga have their origin on the north side of the Keiwy highlands , on the south side the rivers Ponoi, Lyabjaschi and Lossinga .
The mountains are characterized by numerous gorges and deep valleys. The hills are overgrown with lichen.
literature
- A. Gorkin and others: Geografija Rossii: Enziklopeditscheski slowar . Bolschaja Rossijskaja enziklopedija, Moscow 1998, ISBN 5-85270-276-5 , p. 252. (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article Keiwy Highlands in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)