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East Siberian Mountains

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The world's lowest temperatures for inhabited places have been recorded in this region. In the south of the East Siberian Mountain System lies the area of the famous
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that stretches to the north in the central area. To the southwest the boundary is not clearly delimited, as it overlaps with the system of the
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The East Siberian System consists of several separate sections of mountain ranges rising to the north and south of the
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The lower elevations of the ranges, as well as the valleys, are largely covered by
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Einwirkungen der Menschen auf die Wälder der borealen kühlen Zonen der Alten Welt
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In some areas of the East Siberian Mountains, such as the
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2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi)
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Index

East Siberian System

Chersky Range
Pobeda
Elevation
Coordinates
65°10′38″N 146°00′35″E / 65.17722°N 146.00972°E / 65.17722; 146.00972
East Siberian Mountains is located in Russia
Russia
Federal subjects
Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
Range coordinates
65°N 158°E / 65°N 158°E / 65; 158
Central Yakutian Lowland
East Siberian Lowland
South Siberian Mountains
Orogeny
Alpine orogeny
Easiest route
Yakutsk
Magadan
Russian
romanized
Russian Federation
Central Yakutian Lowland
Bering Strait

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