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Patom Highlands
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The Patom Highlands (Russian: Патомское нагорье)[1] are a mountainous area in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the uplands is part of Irkutsk Oblast, with a smaller section in northern Zabaykalsky Krai.[2]
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Patom Highlands | |
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Патомское нагорье | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | unnamed |
Elevation | 1,904 m (6,247 ft) |
Coordinates | 57°39′08″N 117°47′19″E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
Width | 300 km (190 mi) |
Geography | |
Location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast/ Zabaykalsky Krai |
Range coordinates | 59°N 115°E |
Parent range | South Siberian System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Age of rock | Proterozoic and Lower Paleozoic (North) |
Type of rock | Crystalline schist, limestone, quartzite |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Bodaybo |
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There are large deposits of gold in Bodaybo and Artyomovsky. Besides these two towns, other inhabited localities of the mountain region are: Mama, Perevoz, Kropotkin, Svetly and Bolshoy Patom, Bodaybinsky District.[3]