Shughnon Range

Mountain range in the East of the Pamir Mountain System
Shughnon Range Шугнанский хребет is located in Tajikistan
Shughnon Range Шугнанский хребет
Location in Tajikistan
Highest pointPeakPik SkalistyElevation5,704 m (18,714 ft)DimensionsLength80 km (50 mi) E/WArea150 km2 (58 sq mi)GeographyCountryTajikistanRange coordinates37°36′N 72°14′E / 37.600°N 72.233°E / 37.600; 72.233Parent rangePamir Mountains

Shughnon Range or Shugnan Range (Russian: Шугнанский хребет) is a mountain range in Tajikistan, part of the Pamir Mountain System. Administratively it is located in Tajikistan's Region of Republican Subordination.[1]

Geography

The Shughnon Range stretches between the river valleys of the Gunt in the north and its tributary the Shakhdara in the south. Its slopes are covered in alpine meadows and steppe.[2] There are glaciated areas in the range.[3]

Its highest summit is 5,704 m high Pik Skalisty.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ a b "Шугнанский хребет". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ Glaciers of Shugnan Range
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