Koryak Mountains
Encyclopedia
The Koryak Mountains are a mountain range
in Far-Eastern Siberia
, Russia
, located south of the Anadyr River
, and northeast of the Kamchatka Peninsula
. Rivers Main
and Velikaya
have their sources in the Koryak Range. They are the second largest mountain range in all of Siberia.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in Far-Eastern Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located south of the Anadyr River
Anadyr River
Anadyr is a river in the far northeast Siberia which flows into Anadyr Bay of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka....
, and northeast of the Kamchatka Peninsula
Kamchatka Peninsula
The Kamchatka Peninsula is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of . It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west...
. Rivers Main
Main River (Chukotka)
The Mayn River , sometimes spelled Main River, is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia, one of the major tributaries of the Anadyr River. The length of the river is 475 km. The area of is drainage basin is 32,800 km²...
and Velikaya
Velikaya River (Chukotka)
The Velikaya River, also known as Bolshaya and Onemen , is a 556 km long river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia. It flows North-Eastwards from the Koryak Range through the Anadyrskiy Liman into the Bering Sea at the Gulf of Anadyr. The area of its drainage basin is 31,000 km². Velikaya ...
have their sources in the Koryak Range. They are the second largest mountain range in all of Siberia.