Tajik National Academy of Sciences Range

Tajik National Academy of Sciences Range (Russian: Хребет Национальной академии наук Таджикистана, Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Академияи миллии илмҳои Тоҷикистон; until 31 July, 2023 Academy of Sciences Range)^[1] is a mountain range in the Western Pamirs of Tajikistan. It is stretched in a north-south direction and considered to be the core of the Pamir mountain system.

Tajik National Academy of Sciences Range Хребет Академии Наук Qatorkuhi Akademiyai Fanho
Highest point
Peak	Ismoil Somoni Peak
Elevation	7,495 m (24,590 ft)
Coordinates	38°55′N 72°01′E
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Rock age	Paleozoic
Rock type(s)	sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Geography

The highest peak of the range is the Ismoil Somoni Peak. It was also the highest peak in the former Soviet Union. The length of the Academy of Sciences Range is about 110 km. The crest of the range has an Alpine-like relief with 24 summits more than 6,000 m in height. The lowest saddle point, Kamaloyak (Камалояк), is at the altitude of 4,340 m (14,240 ft).

The range is formed with sedimentary and metamorphic rocks of the Paleozoic Era and partially granites. It is covered with permanent snow, which feeds a large number of big glaciers. The total area of the glacial ice is around 1,500 km².^[2]

History

The Academy of Sciences Range was first mapped by Russian geographer and Pamir explorer Nikolai Korzhenevskiy and named after the Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1927.

See also

• List of mountains of Tajikistan
• Ismoil Somoni Peak
• Peak Korzhenevskaya
• Mount Garmo