Tunka Goltsy

The Tunka Goltsy (Russian: Тункинские гольцы) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[1]

Tunka Goltsy
Тункинские гольцы
View from Shumak Pass
Highest point
PeakStrelnikov Peak
Elevation3,157 m (10,358 ft)
Dimensions
Length160 km (99 mi)
Width25 km (16 mi)
Geography
Tunka Goltsy is located in Republic of Buryatia
Tunka Goltsy
Location in Buryatia, Russia
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Range coordinates51°50′N 101°30′E
Parent rangeSayan Mountains
South Siberian System
Geology
Age of rockPaleozoic
Type of rockCrystalline schist and granite

Geography

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

References

Russian

  • "Tunkinskie goltsy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2006-12-26.


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