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Byrranga
mountains in their west and central parts are characterized by steep
slopes and flat uninhabited peaks, where there are only separate plants
upper than 450 m (photo by M.V. Orlov) |
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"Stone Sea"
in Byrranga Mountains |
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Only
on bogs under the snowfields, it is possible to find dense cover of
mosses, dark-red colored Bryum cryophillum
moss predominating here. |
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Relief
of east part is more divided. This is plateau with chaotic disposition of
ridges and salient peaks |
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The little glacier in
east part of Byrranga mountains. |
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However,
Byrranga mountains are not lifeless. For example, there are such bright
meadows in low part of
slopes… |
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in intermountain valleys 2 m high willow shrubs are observed sometimes
(willow of zonal tundra reaches such large size only in 200-300 km to the
south). |
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Mountains
are divided by deep canyons (Dyabaka-Tary river)…… |
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……and
ravines with steep friable slopes. |
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Даже
небольшие горные реки весной на
короткое время превращаются в бурные
непроходимые потоки во время таяния
снегов |
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В
меридиональных разломах, прорезающих
горы Бырранга, часто расположены узкие
длинные глубокие озера (оз. Суровое) |
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In
the central part of Byrranga mountains, the deposits of limestone are
widely distributed, they are well-noticed by white color (Levinson-Lessing
lake). |
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Sometimes,
limestones are reddish. |
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Frosty
weathering and karst make limestone massifs fantastically-shaped. |
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Dolerites
are also often observed to form Byrranga mountains. Dolerites are less
suggested by weathering, they are only broken into blocks, forming the
stone deposits.
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