Kyun-Tas (Russian: Кюн-Тас; Yakut: Күн Таас) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2]
| Kyun-Tas | |
|---|---|
| Кюн-Тас / Күн Таас | |
  Kyun-Tas Location in Sakha, Russia | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Unnamed |
| Elevation | 1,083 m (3,553 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) NW / SE |
| Width | 50 km (31 mi) NE / SW |
| Geography | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Division | Ust-Yansky District |
| Range coordinates | 69°48′N 140°2′E / 69.800°N 140.033°E[1] |
| Parent range | Momsko-Chersk Region, East Siberian System |
| Borders on | |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Type of rock | Sandstone, mudstone |
The Kyun-Tas is one of the mountain areas of Yakutia where there are kigilyakh rock formations.[3][4][5]
Geography
editThe Kyun-Tas is located 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Deputatsky,[6] between the Selennyakh Range and the western end of the Polousny Range. It rises at the southern limit of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland, northwest of the Aby Lowland.[7] It is a broad massif with mountains of middle height and smooth slopes.[8]
The main ridge stretches in a roughly southeast/northwest direction west of the eastern slopes of the Selennyakh Range for about 100 km (62 mi).[7] Although the range is smaller, the highest summits of the Kyun-Tas are higher than those of the neighboring Polousny Range. The highest peak, located in the northern part, is 1,083 metres (3,553 ft) high; there is another high peak at the southeastern end that is 1,031 metres (3,383 ft).[8]
Hydrography
editThe 243 kilometres (151 mi) long Nuchcha, a tributary of the Chondon, originates in the range. Also the 170 kilometres (110 mi) long Baky, one of the rivers that forms the Uyandina tributary of the Indigirka, has its source in Lake Baky, located at the junction of the Kyun-Tas and the western end of the Polousny Range.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Map of Khrebet Kyuntas in Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia". cartographic.info. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Natural regions of the U.S.S.R - Internet Archive
- ^ "Murzin Yuri Andreyevich, Kigilyakhi of Yakutia". Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ "Types of weathering". farbitis.ru. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Gorbatovsky, Vladimir (2022). Сакральные места России [Sacred places of Russia] (in Russian). p. 179.
- ^ mindat.org Deputatsky, Ust’-Yanskiy Rayon, Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b c Map - ист карты R-54-XXI,XXII Омчикандя. Масштаб: 1 : 200 000. Указать дату выпуска/состояния местности.