Chersky Range
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The Chersky Range is a chain of mountains in northeastern Siberia. It generally runs from northwest to southeast through the Sakha Republic and Magadan Oblast, near the Verkhoyansk Range and the Indigirka River basin. The tallest mountain in the range is Peak Pobeda, which is 3,147 meters tall. The range lies on the fault line between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.[1]
The Chersky mountains, along with the neighboring Verkhoyansk range, have a moderate effect on the climate of Siberia. The ridges obstruct west-moving air flows, decreasing the amount of snow storage in the plains to the west.
The range is named after a Polish explorer and geographer Ivan Chersky.
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