Verkhoyansk Range

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mountain range

The Verkhoyansk Range is a remote mountain chain in northeastern Siberia known for its extreme cold climate and rugged, sparsely populated terrain.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Verkhoyansk Mountains region 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
climateType continental climate ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ
contains narrow ridges ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
drainageDivideOf Lena River ⓘ
Yana River ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Mesozoic Era ⓘ
surface form: Mesozoic
hasExtreme very low winter temperatures ⓘ
hasFeature severe winters ⓘ
short cool summers ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature headwaters of tributaries of the Lena River ⓘ
headwaters of tributaries of the Yana River ⓘ
hasPeakHigherThan 2000 m ⓘ
hasPermafrost continuous permafrost ⓘ
hasSettlementNearby Batagay ⓘ
Verkhoyansk ⓘ
highestPoint unofficially named peak 2389 m ⓘ
highestPointElevation 2389 m ⓘ
knownFor extreme cold climate ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
sparsely populated area ⓘ
languageOfName Russian ⓘ
lengthApprox about 1200 km ⓘ
locatedIn Sakha Republic ⓘ
Sakha Republic ⓘ
surface form: Yakutia
locatedInHemisphere Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedInRegion Siberia ⓘ
surface form: Northeastern Siberia
locatedOnContinent Asia ⓘ
namedAfter Verkhoyansk ⓘ
orientation north-south ⓘ
orogeny Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
surface form: Alpine orogeny
partOf Kolyma Mountains ⓘ
surface form: East Siberian Mountains

Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form: Russian Far East

Siberia ⓘ
passesNear Batagay ⓘ
Verkhoyansk ⓘ
populationDensity very low ⓘ
separates Lena River ⓘ
surface form: Lena River basin

Yana River basin ⓘ
terrain deeply dissected ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
vegetationType mountain tundra ⓘ
taiga ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russia Far East → containsMountainRange → Verkhoyansk Range ⓘ
subject surface form: Russian Far East
East Asian mountain system → hasMajorRange → Verkhoyansk Range ⓘ
Verkhoyansk → hasNearbyMountainRange → Verkhoyansk Range ⓘ
Batagay → locatedInOrNearby → Verkhoyansk Range ⓘ
this entity surface form: Verkhoyansk Mountains region
Batagay → locatedNear → Verkhoyansk Range ⓘ