Kongin Range

Kongin Range
Конгинский хребет
Kongin Range is located in Magadan Oblast
Kongin Range
Kongin Range
Location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Kongin Range is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Kongin Range
Kongin Range
Kongin Range (Far Eastern Federal District)
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation1,486 m (4,875 ft)[1]
Dimensions
Length175 km (109 mi) NW/SE
Width40 km (25 mi) NE/SW
Geography
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
DistrictSevero-Evensky District
Srednekansky District
Range coordinates65°0′N 158°0′E / 65.000°N 158.000°E / 65.000; 158.000[2]
Parent rangeKolyma Highlands,
East Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock age(s)Devonian, Jurassic and Cretaceous[3]
Rock type(s)Limestone, dolerite, andesite and rhyolite

The Kongin Range (Russian: Конгинский хребет or Конгинские Горы) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2][3]

The area of the range is uninhabited. Geologically the range is composed of limestone, dolerite and andesite of the Devonian period, as well as Devonian, Jurassic and Cretaceous rhyolite, with some granite and granodiorite intrusions.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference STM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ a b Конгинский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov – 3rd ed. – M, 1969-1978. (in Russian)