South Siberian mountain system

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The South Siberian mountain system is a vast chain of mountain ranges in southern Siberia that includes the Baikal Mountains and forms a major part of the region’s rugged, high-altitude landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain system
borderedBy Central Siberian Plateau NERFINISHED
Mongolian Plateau NERFINISHED
West Siberian Plain NERFINISHED
characterizedBy deep river valleys
glaciated peaks
high-altitude landscapes
rugged terrain
climate continental climate
subarctic climate
continent Asia
country Russia
drainedBy Amur River basin NERFINISHED
Lena River basin
Ob River basin NERFINISHED
Yenisei River basin NERFINISHED
extendsAlong Russia–China border NERFINISHED
Russia–Mongolia border NERFINISHED
geology Paleozoic rocks
folded mountains
hasBiodiversity alpine tundra ecosystems
taiga ecosystems
hasEconomicActivity forestry
hydropower generation
mining
includes Altai Mountains NERFINISHED
Baikal Mountains NERFINISHED
Baikal Range NERFINISHED
Chersky Range (Transbaikal) NERFINISHED
Eastern Sayan Mountains NERFINISHED
Khamar-Daban Range NERFINISHED
Kuznetsk Alatau NERFINISHED
Primorsky Range (Lake Baikal) NERFINISHED
Salair Ridge NERFINISHED
Sayan Mountains NERFINISHED
Stanovoy Highlands NERFINISHED
Western Sayan Mountains NERFINISHED
Yablonovy Range NERFINISHED
locatedIn Russia
Southern Siberia NERFINISHED
near Lake Baikal NERFINISHED
notableFor influence on regional climate and river systems
role as major orographic barrier in southern Siberia
partOf Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

Siberia NERFINISHED

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Baikal Mountains partOf South Siberian mountain system
Sayan Mountains partOf South Siberian mountain system
this entity surface form: South Siberian Mountains
Yablonovy Range partOf South Siberian mountain system
this entity surface form: South Siberian Mountains