Pekulnei Mountains
| Pekulnei Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Koljutschaja ( 1381 m ) | |
| location | Chukchi Autonomous Okrug ( Russia ) | |
| part of | East Siberian mountain country | |
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 36 ' N , 175 ° 23' E | |
The Pekulnei Mountains ( Russian Пекульней ) is a mountain range in the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug in northeastern Siberia .
The Pekulnei Mountains extend over 300 kilometers in a north-northeast-south-southwest direction. The mountain range forms a southern continuation of the Chukotka highlands . It is bounded in the east by the Tanjurer River . There the Pekulnei Mountains descend to the Anadyr lowlands . In the south the mountains extend to the Anadyr River . In the west, the valley of the Belaja with its source river Jurumkuwejem and its left tributary Bolshaya Osinovaya separates the Pekulnei Mountains from the Anadyr Plateau .
The highest point is the Koljutschaja ( ⊙ ) with 1381 m . The mountains are characterized by rocky tundra with sparse vegetation.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article Pekulnei Mountains in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)