Synnyr Massif
{{Short description|Mountain range in Buryatia}}
{{Infobox mountain
|name= Synnyr
Сынныр
|photo= Иняптук 3.JPG
|photo_caption= View of the Inyaptuk Golets.
|photo_size=
|country=Russia
|region_type=Federal subject
|region=Buryatia /
Irkutsk Oblast
|parent=North Baikal Highlands
South Siberian System
|border=
|highest= Inyaptuk Golets
|elevation_m= 2514
|coordinates = {{coord|56|24|14|N|111|5|7|E|display=inline|name=}}
|length_orientation = SW / NE
|length_km=200
|width_km=50
|area_km2=
|range_coordinates = {{coord|56|45|N|111|0|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|geology=Gneiss, crystalline schist, volcanic rock
|period= Late Riphean
|orogeny=
|map=Russia Buryatia
|map_size=
|map_caption= Location in Buryatia
| easiest_route= From Chara Airport
}}
Synnyr ({{langx|ru|Сынныр}}) is a mountain massif in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russian Federation. The range is part of the Baikal Rift Zone.Google Earth
There is potash mining in the range at the Synnyr mine.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article113643.html Synnyr Routes][https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/8/682/htm Yoko–Dovyren Layered Massif: Composition, Mineralization, Overburden and Dump Rock Utilization][https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-leading-producers-of-potash.html The World's Leading Producers of Potash - WorldAtlas]
Geography
The Synnyr stretches from SW to NE for roughly {{convert|200|km|mi}} between the Akitkan Range and the Upper Angara Range, west of the northwestern end of the Stanovoy Highlands, with the Patom Highlands to the north. It is limited by the valleys of the Chaya and Mama rivers. The Chuya, Kholodnaya, Tyya and Olokit have their sources in the range.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article100600.html Северо-Байкальское нагорье]; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.(in Russian)
The heights of the range summits decrease from {{convert|2500|m|ft}} in the southwest to {{convert|1300|m|ft}}in the northeast. The highest peak is {{convert|2514|m|ft}} high Inyaptuk Golets, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak.[http://www.outdoors.ru/russiaoutdoors/show_obj2.php?id=86 Outdoors - Synnyr]
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|File:Operational Navigation Chart D-7, 6th edition.jpg topographical map showing part of the Synnyr in the lower left part.]] |
Flora
The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by larch taiga, with mountain tundra and bare rocky summits (golets) at higher elevations.
See also
References
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Category:Mountain ranges of Russia
Category:Mountains of Irkutsk Oblast
Category:Mountains of Buryatia
Category:South Siberian Mountains
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