Stanovoy Range

Stanovoy Range
Outer Khingan
View of some larch woods in the range.
Highest point
PeakSkalisty Golets[1]
Elevation2,412 meters (7,913 ft)
Coordinates55°51′N 130°43′E / 55.850°N 130.717°E / 55.850; 130.717
Dimensions
Length720 km (450 mi) SW/NE
Width180 km (110 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Stanovoy Range is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Stanovoy Range
Stanovoy Range
Location in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Location in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic and Amur Oblast
Range coordinates56°20′N 126°00′E / 56.333°N 126.000°E / 56.333; 126.000
Parent rangeSouth Siberian Mountains
Geology
Rock types

The Stanovoy Range (Russian: Станово́й хребе́т, Stanovoy khrebet; Yakut: Сир кура) is a mountain range located in the Sakha Republic and Amur Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District. It is also known as Sükebayatur and Sükhbaatar in Mongolian, or the Stanovoy Mountains or Outer Khingan Range in English. The range was first studied and scientifically described by Russian researcher Alexander von Middendorff.[2]