Toko-Stanovik

The Toko-Stanovik[1] (Russian: Токинский Становик, Tokinsky Stanovik) is a range of mountains in the Russian Far East. Administratively it belongs partly to Amur Oblast, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.[2]

For other meanings, see Stanovik.
Toko-Stanovik
Токинский Становик
View of the Bolshoye Toko, which gives its name to the range
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation2,380 m (7,810 ft)
ListingList of ultras of Northeast Asia
Coordinates55°53′50″N 130°27′13″E
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) E/W
Geography
Toko-Stanovik is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Toko-Stanovik
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
LocationSakha Republic,
Amur Oblast,
Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East
Range coordinates55°40′N 131°0′E
Parent rangeStanovoy Range
South Siberian Mountains
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockArchean - Proterozoic
Type of rockCrystalline schist and gneiss with granite intrusions
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Neryungri or Zeya

The nearest airport is Neryungri Airport.[2]

Geography

The Toko-Stanovik is a subrange of the Stanovoy Range located in the eastern part. The range runs in a roughly east/west direction for about 200 kilometres (120 mi) at the northeastern end of Amur Oblast and the western limit of Khabarovsk Krai, bordering with Yakutia (Sakha) to the north. The highest point is a 2,380 metres (7,810 ft) high ultra-prominent peak.[3] There are two small subranges: the Dzhugdyr Range, with the sources of the Argi, stretches southeastwards from its central part, and the Atagsky Range, stretches southeastwards to the east, in the area of the sources of the Maya.[4][5]

River Zeya has its sources in the southern slopes of the range. On the northern side originate several rivers of the Uchur basin, such as the Algama, Mulam and Tyrkan, as well as the sources of Bolshoye Toko. This lake, which gives its name to the range, is located at the feet of the northern slopes of the Toko-Stanovik in the Aldan Highlands.[6]

Flora

The slopes of the range are covered by taiga, mainly consisting of larch, with dwarf cedar above 1,300 metres (4,300 ft).[7]

See also

References
  1. Structure of the Zeya block of Toko Stanovik according to results of magnetotelluric sounding, April 2018. Russian Geology and Geophysics 59(4):419-431 DOI:10.1016/j.rgg.2018.03.013
  2. Google Earth
  3. Peaklist - Siberia - 26 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater
  4. Jirí Kolbek, M. Srutek, Elgene E. O., eds. Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia. p. 39
  5. Topographic map N-53; M 1: 1,000,00
  6. Elena I. Troeva, A. P. Isaev, M.M. Cherosov, N. S. Karpov eds.The Far North:: Plant Biodiversity and Ecology of Yakutia, p. 210
  7. Stanovoy Range - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
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