Sandyk Range

Mountain range in Kyrgyzstan
Sandyk Range is located in Kyrgyzstan
Sandyk Range
Sandyk Range
Highest pointElevation3,947 m (12,949 ft)DimensionsLength50 km (31 mi) E-WWidth12 km (7.5 mi) N-SNamingNative nameСандык кырка тоосу (Kyrgyz)GeographyCountryKyrgyzstanRegionNaryn ProvinceDistrictKochkor District, Jumgal DistrictRange coordinates42°12′53″N 74°42′20″E / 42.21472°N 74.70556°E / 42.21472; 74.70556

The Sandyk Range (Kyrgyz: Сандык кырка тоосу) is a range in the inner Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan to the east of Jumgal Too. It is located in Jumgal and Kochkor districts of Naryn Region. The length of the range is 50 kilometres (31 mi) and the width - 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). The average altitude is about 3,570 metres (11,710 ft) and the highest peak - 3,947 metres (12,949 ft). The range descends from the west to the east transforming to adyrs (low foothills) in Kochkor Valley. The northern slope is short and steep, and dissected by small gorges. Tributaries of the Kochkor (river) and Jumgal rivers took its rise in the range. [1]

References

  1. ^ Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn] (in Russian). Frunze: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.


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