Yenisey Range

Yenisey Range
Енисейский кряж
View of the Kazachinsky rapids
Highest point
PeakYenashimsky Polkan
Elevation1,104 m (3,622 ft)[1]
Coordinates59°30′N 93°15′E / 59.500°N 93.250°E / 59.500; 93.250[2]
Dimensions
Length720 km (450 mi) NNW/SSE
Width200 km (120 mi) ENE/WSW
Geography
Yenisey Range is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yenisey Range
Yenisey Range
Location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
LocationKrasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Parent rangeCentral Siberian Plateau
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockGneiss, schist, limestone

The Yenisey Range (Russian: Енисейский кряж) is a range of mountains in Siberia. Administratively the range is part of the Krasnoyarsk Krai of the Russian Federation. The nearest town is Severo-Yeniseysk.[2]

The mountains have granite intrusions that are associated with gold deposits, as well as iron ore, bauxite, magnesite and talc.[3]

  1. ^ Енашимский Полкан - Geoman
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Gertner, Igor; Tishin, Platon; Vrublevskii, Vassily; Sazonov, Anatoly; Zvyagina, Elena; Kolmakov, Yuriy (Oct 2011). "Neoproterozoic Alkaline Igneous Rocks, Carbonatites and Gold Deposits of the Yenisei Ridge, Central Siberia". Resource Geology. 61 (4): 316–343. doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2011.00170.x.