Turan Range

The Turan Range (Russian: Хребет Тура̀на) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively it belongs partly to Amur Oblast and partly to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.

Turan Range
Хребет Тура̀на
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Highest point
PeakMiddle Nanaki
Elevation1,806 m (5,925 ft)
Dimensions
Length300 km (190 mi) NE/SW
Geography
LocationAmur Oblast,
Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East
Range coordinates51°0′N 131°0′E
Parent rangeYankan - Tukuringra - Soktakhan - Dzhagdy
Borders onEzop Range
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Type of rockGranite and metamorphic rock
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Arkhara

History

The range was formerly a remote area, first explored by Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz during the East Siberian Expedition of 1855. It was mapped by Arseniy Usoltsev together with geological engineer Pyotr Gorlov in 1958.

A railway tunnel of the Baikal–Amur Mainline was built across the range.[1]

Geography

The Turan is a range in northeastern Siberia, located in the southeastern end of Amur Oblast and the southwestern side of Khabarovsk Krai. It is part of the Yankan - Tukuringra - Soktakhan - Dzhagdy group of mountain ranges. Its ridges have a massive look, with rounded mountaintops.[1]

The Turan Range divides the catchment area of the Selemdzha River (a tributary of the Zeya River) to the west, and the Bureya River (a tributary of the Amur River) to the east. The range runs in a roughly NNE/SSW direction for about 300 kilometres (190 mi), and its northeastern part is deeply dissected by river valleys. The Tashina River has its sources in the range. To the north the mountain chain connects with the Ezop Range (Езоп) and to the west and the southwest lies the Zeya-Bureya Lowland. The range of the White Mountains rises to the south.[2] The highest point of the Turan is the 1,806 metres (5,925 ft) high Middle Nanaki (Средний Нанаки) located near the northeastern end of the range.[3]

Flora and fauna

The slopes of the range are covered by conifer forests, such as larch, fir and spruce up to altitudes ranging between 700 metres (2,300 ft) and 900 metres (3,000 ft). Dwarf Siberian pine shrub grows in the higher elevations.[1]

The range is part of the original habitat of the Amur cat.[4]

See also

References
  1. Турана // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : (in 30 vols.) / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
  2. Google Earth
  3. National Atlas of Russia. - Cartography, 278-279 "Amur Oblast".
  4. V. G. Heptner (ed.) Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume 2 Part 2 Carnivora (Hyenas and Cats). p. 338
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