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Abakan Range (Russian: Абаканский хребет) is a mountain range in Southwestern Siberia, located mainly in Khakassia, Russia: It is mostly covered by taiga, up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft), followed by mountainous tundra. The range also consists sparse areas of granite, gabbro, and diorite.[1]
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| Abakan Range | |
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| Абаканский хребет | |
 Bolshaya Koltaiga, a mountain of the Abakan Range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Choochek |
| Elevation | 1,984 m (6,509 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Region | Siberia |
| Range coordinates | 53°40′N 89°16′E |
| Parent range | Altai Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Metamorphic rock |
Geography
The range has a length of 300 km (190 mi) and an elevation of up to 1,984 m (6,509 ft). It is at the southern border of the Kuznetsk Depression that contains the Kuznetsk Basin of Kemerovo Oblast. The range is part of the water divide between Abakan River, Tom River, and Lebed River. It is a Northern extension of Altai Mountains and Southern extension of Kuznetsk Alatau.
Vegetation
The Abakan Range has forests of dark coniferous taiga, which include silver fir, spruce, and cedar, growing on its slopes up to an elevation of 1,700 m (5,577 ft). Higher than that, the mountains are covered in tundra.[1]
See also
- Geography of South-Central Siberia
References
- "Abakan Range". Farlex, Inc. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
External links
Media related to Abakan Range at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
[de] Abakangebirge
Das Abakangebirge (russisch Абака́нский хребе́т, transkribiert Abakanski chrebet) ist ein sich nordöstlich des Telezker Sees über 300 Kilometer nach Nordosten erstreckendes Gebirge im südlichen Sibirien (Russland).[1] Es stellt die Westgrenze des Minussinsker Beckens dar sowie die Wasserscheide zwischen dem Abakan (Nebenfluss des Jenissei), der Tom (Nebenfluss des Ob) mit ihrem Zufluss Mras-Su und der Lebed (Nebenfluss der Bija, eines Quellflusses des Ob).- [en] Abakan Range
[fr] Chaîne d'Abakan
La chaîne d’Abakan (en russe : Абаканский хребет) est une chaîne montagneuse longue d’environ 300 km située dans la Sibérie méridionale. Elle circonscrit le bassin de Minoussinsk à l’ouest, et marque la ligne de partage des eaux entre le bassin de l’Ob et le bassin du Ienisseï. Son point culminant est à 1 984 m.[it] Monti dell'Abakan
I monti dell'Abakan[1] (in russo: Абаканский хребет, Abakanskij chrebet) sono una catena montuosa della Siberia meridionale che prende il nome dal fiume Abakan[2]. Si trovano in Russia, all'interno della Chakassia, dell'Oblast' di Kemerovo e della Repubblica dell'Altaj.[ru] Абаканский хребет
Абака́нский хребе́т — горный хребет Западного Саяна на юго-западе Восточной Сибири.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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