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| Subject: | GISList: RUSSIA-highest points, part1 |
| Date: |
06/10/2003 04:05:01 AM |
| From: |
m-e.tschudin .. bluewin.ch |
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Hello
I am trying to compile a list with the highest points in each of the first
order administrative districts within Russia. Is there any one who can make
contibution to complete this list? Any help/contribution is very much appreciated.
Please find below of what I was able to collect so far.
Thank you! Marcel
Some information on this data collection:
Note the different spellings of geographical names in Russia, in particular
i, iy, yy, j
The full name of the districts are according to the spelling of NIMA / GNS.
Reference [1]:
As a starting point, I was using the descriptions as found under the link
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/russia_cd/adm_lis.htm
I added to each of the districts the relevant part of the topographical disriptions.
Reference [2]:
Where no other reference is given, the coordinates were taken from the Geospatial
Engine under the link
http://geoengine.nima.mil
The numerical data were rounded to three decimals.
Reference [3]:
When referring to "my atlas", I refer to the German version of "The Times
Concise Atlas of the World", Bartholomew and Times Book, 1993.
List of highest points in each of the Russian first order administrative
divisions:
District
Name short: ADYGEY
Name full: ADYGEYA, RESPUBLIKA
FIPS-Code: RS01
Highest point
Name: GORA CHUGUSH
Height in meters asl: 3'238m
Coordinates: 40.251°E / 43.799°N
Comments:
Indication on highest point:
http://www.circassian.narod.ru/ra/
"The summits of the Shepsi, Oshten, Fisht, Chugush and Pseashkho mountains,
ranging from 2,000 to 3,255 meters high, stretch from south to east in the
Adyghe Republic's mountainous region." (Note: 3'255m refers to mount Pseashkho,
highest in Krasnodar Krai.)
[1]: "The northern part of Adygeya is situated on the Prikuban Plain. The
southern part is on the slopes of the Great Caucasus, whose heights reach
3,238 meters (m) (Chugush mountain)."
District
Name short: AGA BURYAT
Name full: AGINSKIY BURYATSKIY, AVTONOMNYY OKRUG
FIPS-Code: RS02
Highest point
Name: GORA ALKHANAY
Height in meters asl: 1'663m
Coordinates: 113.379°E / 50.877°N
Comments:
[1]: "The terrain is mostly mountainous, and climbs as high as 1,663 m in
the western part."
District
Name short: ALTAY
Name full: ALTAY, KRAY (not to mix-up with Altay, Respublika, i.e. Gorno-Altay)
FIPS-Code: RS04
Highest point
Name: ???
Height in meters asl: 2'421m
Coordinates: 84.3°E / 51.3°N
Comments:
The mountain indicated above was found in my atlas on the border between
Altay / Gorno-Altay in the Bashchelakskiy Khrebet.
[1]: "In the central part of the krai flows the river Ob. Eastward of it
there are foothills and slopes of Salairsky Ridge: westward are the Kulundinskaya
plain and Priobskoe plateau."
Other source, referring to Altay: Salairsky Ridge (max. 498m), Byiski-Chumishsky
Hills (300m-500m)
District
Name short: AMUR
Name full: AMURSKAYA, OBLAST'
FIPS-Code: RS05
Highest point
Name:
Height in meters asl: 2'413m (or 2'313m)
Coordinates: ???°E / ???°N (STANOVOY KHREBET: approx. 126°E / 56°N)
Comments:
Indication on highest point:
http://westernpinnacle.ru/corporate.amur.shtml.htm
" The Amur Region is a land of mountains and plateaus. The majority of mountains
are of medium height, most of them are not higher than 2,300 meters. The
highest mountains are located in the northern part of the area. The highest
mountain range (the Sta-novoi Range) rises to 2,413 m above sea level."
or from link:
http://russia.rin.ru/cgi-bin/guide_e.pl?id=4401
"In the northern part of the area there is Stanovoy mountain ridge (height
up to 2312 m)"
or from link:
http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/ranges/stanovoi.htm
"The Stanovoi's highest peak is Gora Skalistyy Golets (Skalisty Mountain:
8143 ft./2482 m.), located near its eastern terminus."
Note: This mountain peak is according to the coordinates of the GeospatialEngine
in Sakha (Yakutsk)
[1]: "The oblast is situated between Stanovoi range (heights up to 2,313
m) in the north and the Amur river in the south."
District
Name short: ARKHANGEL'SK
Name full: ARKHANGEL'SKAYA, OBLAST'
FIPS-Code: RS06
Highest point
Name: TIMAN KRIAZH
Height in meters asl: 460m
Coordinates: ???°E / ???°N
Comments:
Indication of highest point from link:
http://arcticcentre.urova.fi/barentsinfo/economic/01/01.html
"The highest point is Timan Kriazh which is 460 m above sea level."
[1]: "The oblast is situated in the north of the East European Plain. In
the central and southern parts there is a Rolling plain with plateau-like
upland, in the northwest and north there are chains of hills as high as 471
m, and in the northeast there is Pai-Khoi range. Eastward of Timansky Ridge
there is a vast swamped Petchorskaya Lowland, the major part of which is
occupied by Bolshe
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