| Koryak Mountains | |
|---|---|
 View of one of the ranges. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Ledyanaya |
| Elevation | 2,562 m (8,406 ft) |
| Coordinates | 62°30′N 172°00′E / 62.500°N 172.000°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 880 km (550 mi) NE/SW |
| Width | 270 km (170 mi) NW/SE |
| Geography | |
  Koryak Mountains Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
| Location | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug / Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East |
| Parent range | East Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Cenozoic, Mesozoic |
| Type of rock | Ophiolites[1] |
The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands (‹See Tfd›Russian: Корякское нагорье) are an area of mountain ranges in Far-Eastern Siberia, Russia, located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the 2,562-metre high (8,406 ft) Mount Ledyanaya, located in the Ukelayat Range,[2] in the central part of the mountains.[3]
- ^ Yldrim Dilek, Paul T. Robinson, Ophiolites in the Earth History, Geological Society, vol. 218, London, 2003
- ^ Rundqvist N. Caprice of the wandering finger: Koryak Highlands // Walking Wide. - Yekaterinburg: Quist, 2014 .-- 576 p.
- ^ "Koryak Highlands". Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vols.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978