East Sakhalin Mountains
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The East Sakhalin Mountains are a rugged mountain range forming the principal highlands along the eastern side of Russia’s Sakhalin Island in the North Pacific.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
habitat for migratory birds
ⓘ
habitat for taiga fauna ⓘ |
| climate | cold maritime ⓘ |
| climateInfluence |
North Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | northeastern Sakhalin Island ⓘ |
| extendsTo | southeastern Sakhalin Island ⓘ |
| forms | principal highlands of eastern Sakhalin Island ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Sakhalin Island fold belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology |
Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
folded structures ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineInfluence | exposed to Pacific storms ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Lopatin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation |
1609 m
ⓘ
5280 ft ⓘ |
| knownFor | rugged relief along eastern Sakhalin coast ⓘ |
| landUse |
forestry
ⓘ
limited mining ⓘ |
| lengthApprox |
600 km
ⓘ
about 370 miles ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Tym–Poronay Lowland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Pacific region
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResourceRegion |
hydropower potential
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Asian mountain systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian mountain ranges ⓘ Sakhalin Island orography ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| riverSourceRegion |
Poronay River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tym River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Tym–Poronay Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | West Sakhalin Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| snowCover | long-lasting winter snow ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| vegetation |
boreal forest
ⓘ
mountain tundra at higher elevations ⓘ |
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