Tunka Goltsy | |
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Тункинские гольцы | |
View from Shumak Pass | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Strelnikov Peak |
Elevation | 3,157 m (10,358 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 160 km (99 mi) |
Width | 25 km (16 mi) |
Geography | |
Location in Buryatia, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Buryatia |
Range coordinates | 51°50′N 101°30′E / 51.833°N 101.500°E |
Parent range | Sayan Mountains South Siberian System |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Paleozoic |
Type of rock | Crystalline schist and granite |
The Tunka Goltsy (Russian: Тункинские гольцы) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[1]
Geography
[edit]Its length is 160 km, it is the easternmost part of the Eastern Sayan.
Highest summit Strelnikov Peak (Algan Mundarga), 3157 m.
Rivers: Irkut and other tributaries of Angara River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Тункинские гольцы in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
Russian
[edit]- "Tunkinskie goltsy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2006-12-26.