Chantal Range | |
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Чантальский хребет | |
Location in the
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Iskhodnaya |
Elevation | 1,843 m (6,047 ft) |
Coordinates | 67°48′59″N 178°17′19″E / 67.81639°N 178.28861°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
Geography | |
Location | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District |
Parent range | Chukotka Mountains |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Type of rock | Sandstone, shale [1] |
The Chantal Range ( Russian: Чантальский хребет) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. The area of the range is desolate and uninhabited. [2]
The Chantal Range is located in the central area of the Chukotka Mountains, part of the East Siberian System of ranges. This mountain chain runs in a roughly WSW/ENE direction for about 100 km. It is limited to the west by the bank of the Chantalveergyn River, beyond which rises the Ekiatap Range; to the north it borders with the Palyavaam range, and to the south with the Ekityk Range. The highest point of the range is Iskhodnaya peak, reaching 1,843 metres (6,047 ft) [3] [2] —or 1,887 metres (6,191 ft) according to other sources. [4] This summit is also the highest point of the Chukotka Mountains. [2]