East Sakhalin Mountains

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The East Sakhalin Mountains are a rugged mountain range forming the principal highlands along the eastern side of Russia’s Sakhalin Island in the North Pacific.

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East Sakhalin Mountains canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
administrativeRegion Sakhalin Oblast
biodiversity habitat for migratory birds
habitat for taiga fauna
climate cold maritime
climateInfluence North Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
continent Asia
country Russia
extendsFrom northeastern Sakhalin Island
extendsTo southeastern Sakhalin Island
forms principal highlands of eastern Sakhalin Island
geologicalProvince Sakhalin Island fold belt
geology Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks
folded structures
hasCoastlineInfluence exposed to Pacific storms
highestPoint Mount Lopatin
highestPointElevation 1609 m
5280 ft
knownFor rugged relief along eastern Sakhalin coast
landUse forestry
limited mining
lengthApprox 600 km
about 370 miles
locatedEastOf Tym–Poronay Lowland
locatedIn North Pacific region
Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East

Sakhalin Oblast
locatedOn Sakhalin Island
locatedWestOf Sea of Okhotsk
naturalResourceRegion hydropower potential
timber
orientation north–south
partOf East Asian mountain systems
Russian mountain ranges
Sakhalin Island orography
populationDensity sparsely populated
riverSourceRegion Poronay River basin
Tym River basin
separatedBy Tym–Poronay Depression
separatedFrom West Sakhalin Mountains
snowCover long-lasting winter snow
terrain rugged
vegetation boreal forest
mountain tundra at higher elevations

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Sakhalin Island hasMountainRange East Sakhalin Mountains
Mount Lopatin partOf East Sakhalin Mountains
Mount Lopatin mountainRange East Sakhalin Mountains