Suntar-Khayata Range
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Suntar-Khayata Range (Russian: Сунтар-Хаята, Yakut: Сунтаар Хайата) is a granite mountain range rising along the border of the Sakha Republic in the north with Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai in the south.
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Suntar-Khayata Range | |
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Сунтар-Хаята | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mus-Khaya |
Elevation | 2,959 m (9,708 ft) |
Geography | |
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Sakha/Khabarovsk Krai |
Range coordinates | 62°36′00″N 140°53′00″E |
Parent range | East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Age of rock | Late Jurassic |
Type of rock | Volcanic rocks, granite |
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The R504 Kolyma Highway passes through the northern part of the range by Kyubeme.[1]