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Coordinates: 53°36′N 134°34′E / 53.600°N 134.567°E / 53.600; 134.567
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===Hydrography===
===Hydrography===
The range forms the watershed between the rivers of the [[Selemdzha]] and [[Amgun]] basins. Some of the right tributaries of the Selemzha, such as the [[Takh-Urak]], [[Kumusun]] and [[Selitkan]], have their sources in the western slopes of the range. On the eastern there are the sources of a few left tributaries of the Amgun, such as the [[Tugur (river)|Tugur]], [[Kerby]] and [[Nimelen]] with their tributaries Asini, Munikan and others.<ref name="GSЕ"/><ref name=gvr>{{GVR|293473|Река АМГУНЬ}}</ref><ref name=gvr>{{GVR|293904|Река КЕРБИ}}</ref>
The range forms the watershed between the rivers of the [[Selemdzha]] and [[Amgun]] basins. Some of the right tributaries of the Selemzha, such as the [[Takh-Urak]], [[Kumusun]] and [[Selitkan]], have their sources in the western slopes of the range. On the eastern there are the sources of a few left tributaries of the Amgun, such as the [[Tugur (river)|Tugur]], [[Kerby]] and [[Nimelen]] with their tributaries Asini, Munikan and others.<ref name="GSЕ"/><ref name=gvr>{{GVR|293473|Река АМГУНЬ}}</ref><ref name=gvr2>{{GVR|293904|Река КЕРБИ}}</ref>
==Flora ==
==Flora ==

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Yam-Alin
Ям-Алинь
Yam-Alin is located in Amur Oblast
Yam-Alin
Yam-Alin
Location in Amur Oblast
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation2,370 m (7,780 ft)
Coordinates53°36′25.2″N 134°34′30″E / 53.607000°N 134.57500°E / 53.607000; 134.57500[1]
Dimensions
Length180 km (110 mi) SW/NE
Width40 km (25 mi) NW/SE
Geography
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast
Range coordinates53°36′N 134°34′E / 53.600°N 134.567°E / 53.600; 134.567
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock agePermian
Rock type(s)Volcanic rock, granite and crystalline schist

The Yam-Alin (Template:Lang-ru) is a mountain range in Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East.[2]

The range is part of the Ezop/Yam-Alin volcanic zone.[3]

History

The range is located in a remote area and was unexplored until mid 19th century. Between 1849 to 1853, a large Russian military expedition led by Nikolai Khristoforovich Akhte operated in the Russian Far East. The German surveyor of the Russian service Ludwig Schwarz was assigned to it as an astronomer. Together with topographers Stepan Vasilievich Krutiv and Alexei Argunov, as well as geologist Nikolay Gavrilovich Meglitsky, the Yam-Alin range area was studied and topographically surveyed in detail. Based on their measurements, the first reliable map of Yam-Alin was drawn in 1851.[4]

Geography

The Yam-Alin is a northern prolongation of the Bureya Range. Its mountains display alpine relief and stretch for about 180 kilometres (110 mi).[5] The highest point is an unnamed 2,370 metres (7,780 ft) high summit;[6] further south of it rises the Gorod Makit,[7] an ultra-prominent peak with a height of 2,253 metres (7,392 ft). To the southwest rises the Ezop Range, and east of it the Dusse-Alin.[2]

Hydrography

The range forms the watershed between the rivers of the Selemdzha and Amgun basins. Some of the right tributaries of the Selemzha, such as the Takh-Urak, Kumusun and Selitkan, have their sources in the western slopes of the range. On the eastern there are the sources of a few left tributaries of the Amgun, such as the Tugur, Kerby and Nimelen with their tributaries Asini, Munikan and others.[5][8][9]

Flora

The lower slopes of the range are covered with coniferous forests up to altitudes of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), followed by thickets of dwarf cedar and mountain tundra at higher elevations.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ GeoHack - Highest point of the Yam-Alin
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Geological scheme of the Ezop and Yam-Alin volcanic zones
  4. ^ Агте, Николай Христофорович - ИРКИПЕДИЯ
  5. ^ a b c Ям-АлиньGreat Soviet Encyclopedia : (in 30 vols.) - Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
  6. ^ Yam-Alin Range High Point, Russia - Peakbagger.com
  7. ^ PeakVisor - Gora Gorod-Makit
  8. ^ "Река АМГУНЬ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  9. ^ "Река КЕРБИ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).