Koryak Mountains | |
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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 | |
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 (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]