Kolyma Mountains

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The Kolyma Mountains are a remote, rugged mountain range in northeastern Siberia, known for their harsh climate, permafrost landscapes, and proximity to the historically infamous Kolyma region.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate severely continental climate
subarctic climate
continent Asia
country Russia
drainageTo Arctic Ocean basin
Kolyma River basin
economicActivity gold mining in surrounding region
mineral exploration
elevation about 1857 metres
about 6093 feet
fauna Arctic fox
brown bear
reindeer
snow sheep
feature glacial landforms
permafrost
rugged terrain
taiga vegetation
tundra landscapes
geologicalEra Cenozoic
Mesozoic
geology igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
highestPoint Mount Nevskaya
historicalAssociation Soviet-era Kolyma forced labor camps region
knownFor extreme cold winters
harsh climate
remoteness
sparse population
languageRegion Russian
locatedIn Far Eastern Federal District
Magadan Oblast
Russian Far East
Sakha Republic
Yakutia
northeastern Siberia
near Kolyma River
nearestMajorRoad Kolyma Highway
partOf East Siberian mountain system
Kolyma region
populationDensity very low
rangeType folded mountains
timeZone Magadan Time
transportAccess limited road access
vegetationZone boreal forest
mountain tundra

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kolyma Mountains ("East Siberian mountain system")
Verkhoyansk Range ("East Siberian Mountains")
partOf
Russian Far East
containsMountainRange
East Asian mountain system
hasMajorRange

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