Chantal Range

The Chantal Range (Russian: Чантальский хребет) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. The area of the range is desolate and uninhabited.^[2]

Chantal Range
Чантальский хребет
Chantal Range Location in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Highest point
Peak	Iskhodnaya
Elevation	1,843 m (6,047 ft)
Coordinates	67°48′59″N 178°17′19″E
Dimensions
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Geography
Location	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District
Parent range	Chukotka Mountains
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock type(s)	Sandstone, shale[1]

Geography

The Chantal Range is located in the central area of the Chukotka Mountains, part of the East Siberian System of ranges. This mountain chain runs in a roughly WSW/ENE direction for about 100 km. It is limited to the west by the bank of the Chantalveergyn River, beyond which rises the Ekiatap Range; to the north it borders with the Palyavaam range, and to the south with the Ekityk Range. The highest point of the range is Iskhodnaya peak, reaching 1,843 metres (6,047 ft)^[3][2] —or 1,887 metres (6,191 ft) according to other sources.^[4] This summit is also the highest point of the Chukotka Mountains.^[2]

Defense Mapping Agency topographical map of the Chukchi Sea, 1973

See also

• List of mountains and hills of Russia