Stanovoi Range
The
Stanovoi Range (
Russian: Станово́й хребе́т), also spelled as
Stanovoy Range, is a
mountain range located in southeastern parts of the
Russian Far East. About 725 km long, it runs generally east-west from the
Olekma River to the
Mayar River, close to the
Sea of Okhotsk, and delimits the watersheds of the
Lena and
Amur Rivers. Its highest point is
Mount Skalisty at 2,482 m (8,143 ft).
This mountain range's alps were created by
plate tectonics, and low temperatures created the snow. There are many glaciers, which are the main souce of the Lena River.
Although almost entirely uninhabited, the range is significant in history as the treaty definition of the border between
Russia and
China, in the
Nerchinsk Treaty (
1689).
The
Yablonoi Mountains may be considered a southwestern extension of the Stavonoi.
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Stanovoi on Peakware
