The Kalarsky ridge is a mountain range of the Stanovoi Upland in the Northern Transbaikalia , located within the Transbaikal Territory and the Amur Region of Russia . Extends from Vitim in the southwest to Olekma in the northeast.
| Kalar Range | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Length | 400 km |
| Width | 30-50 km |
| Highest point | |
| Highest peak | Rocky Loach |
| Absolute height | 2519 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Transbaikal region |
| Mountain system | Highlands |
History
During the topographic expedition of 1857, on the right bank of the Kalar River, the lieutenant of the corps of topographers A.F. Usoltsev first discovered the ridge and went through it with a description. He also examined the chain of rocky peaks of the ridge. He also found that its approximate length is more than 350 kilometers with the highest points in the upper river, it is articulated with the Udokan ridge [1] .
Description
The length of the ridge is about 400 km, the width is from 30 to 50 km. The prevailing heights are 1800–2200 m. The highest peak is the Rocky Golets (2519 m).
The ridge is composed of granites and metamorphosed rocks. Flat peaks prevail in the west, alpine peaks in the east. There are small glaciers and other traces of extensive ancient glaciation : trough valleys, glacial carts, and moraine ridges. The main landscapes are mountain taiga , pre-alpine woodlands, char. There are deposits of copper ores .
On the slopes of the ridge, larch taiga grows, on tops of stone collapses and mountain tundra . After laying the BAM route, which crosses the ridge, it has become more accessible for tourism .
The southwestern part of the ridge, located in the lower right bank of the Kalar River, is called the Nizhnekalarsky ridge [2] .
Topographic maps
- Map sheet O-50-XXXVI . Scale: 1: 200 000. Indicate the date of issue / condition of the area .
Nizhnekalarsky ridge
- Map sheet O-50-III . Scale: 1: 200 000. Indicate the date of issue / condition of the area .
See also
- Kalar
- Verkhnekalar depression
- Aku
Notes
- ↑ Obruchev V.A. Schwartz in the southeast of Siberia (Russian) // "Secrets of the Centuries". - 2011. - April 13.
- ↑ Nizhnekalarsky ridge in the Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia .
Sources
- Kalar ridge . ez.chita.ru . The project " Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia ." Date of treatment January 19, 2019. Archived September 24, 2018.
- Kalar ridge // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. .
- Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. Centre; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006 ..