Coordinates: 51°50′N 101°30′E / 51.833°N 101.500°E / 51.833; 101.500

Tunka Goltsy

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Tunka Goltsy
Тункинские гольцы
File:Вид с перевала Шумакского (высота 2760м.).JPG
View from Shumak Pass
Highest point
PeakStrelnikov Peak
Elevation3,157 m (10,358 ft)
Dimensions
Length160 km (99 mi)
Width25 km (16 mi)
Geography
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Range coordinates51°50′N 101°30′E / 51.833°N 101.500°E / 51.833; 101.500
Parent rangeSayan Mountains
South Siberian System
Geology
Rock agePaleozoic
Rock type(s)Crystalline schist and granite

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

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

  1. Тункинские гольцы in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) – via Great Scientific Library

Russian

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