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Research Range
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Highest point
Elevation1,894 m (6,214 ft)
Coordinates65°02′00″N 60°07′00″E / 65.0333°N 60.1167°E / 65.0333; 60.1167
Geography
LocationKomi Republic and Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast, both in Russia
Parent rangeUral Mountains

The Research Range (Russian: Исследовательский хребет) is a mountain range at the northern end of the Ural Mountains. It extends north of the Arctic Circle, and forms the border between the Komi Republic and the Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The Research Range is 175 km long and the highest point is Mount Narodnaya (Гора Народная) or People's Mountain, at 1,894 m.

The Research Range starts approximately at Mount Narodnaya and runs northeastward past Vorkuta almost to the Kara Sea and the Arctic Ocean. The primary rocks are metamorphic, mostly quartzites and slate. There are numerous glaciers near the tops and on the upper slopes of the mountains, the rest is mostly arctic desert and tundra. In the foothills and steep river valleys, there is some taiga forest.

Notable peaks

References

  1. * "Исследовательский хребет"Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian)
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