Shelag Range
Mountains in far north-eastern Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shelag Range, Shelag Ridge (Russian: Шелагский 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 except for a few mining areas.[2][3]
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Shelag Range | |
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Шелагский хребет | |
Location in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Medvezhy Logovo |
Elevation | 1,105 m (3,625 ft)[1] |
Listing | Mountains and hills of Russia |
Coordinates | 69°51′31″N 171°16′34″E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 120 km (75 mi) WNW/ESE |
Geography | |
Location | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District |
Range coordinates | 69°45′N 171°30′E |
Parent range | Chukotka Mountains East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Age of rock | Mesozoic and Cenozoic |
Type of rock | sandstone, slate |
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The range was named after the Shelags, a little-known ethnic group that lived on the Arctic coast to the east of Cape Shelagsky.[4]