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Pay-Khoy Range
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The Pay-Khoy Range[1] (Russian: хребет Пай-Хой) is a mountain range at the northern end of the Ural Mountains. It lies within the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
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Pay-Khoy Range | |
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хребет Пай-Хой | |
![]() Folded layers of rock of the Pay-Khoy Range at the Silovayaha River | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Morye-Iz |
Elevation | 423 m (1,388 ft) |
Coordinates | 69°25′39″N 62°12′32″E |
Geography | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
Range coordinates | 69°12′13″N 62°36′28″E |
Parent range | Urals |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Cimmerian Orogeny |
Age of rock | Late Triassic - Early Jurassic. |
Type of rock | Sandstone, marl, limestone and crystalline shale |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Amderma |
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