Kongin Range
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The Kongin Range (Russian: Конгинский хребет or Конгинские Горы) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2][3]
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Kongin Range | |
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Конгинский хребет | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Unnamed |
Elevation | 1,486 m (4,875 ft)[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 175 km (109 mi) NW/SE |
Width | 40 km (25 mi) NE/SW |
Geography | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
District | Severo-Evensky District Srednekansky District |
Range coordinates | 65°0′N 158°0′E[2] |
Parent range | Kolyma Highlands, East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Age of rock | Devonian, Jurassic and Cretaceous[3] |
Type of rock | Limestone, dolerite, andesite and rhyolite |
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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.