Darvoz Range

Darvoz Range
Darvaz Range
Darvoz Range is located in Tajikistan
Darvoz Range
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
PeakArnavad Peak
Elevation6,083 m (19,957 ft)
Coordinates38°34′00″N 71°31′00″E / 38.5667°N 71.5167°E / 38.5667; 71.5167
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) NE/SW
Width50 km (31 mi) NW/SE
Naming
Native nameҚаторкӯҳи Дарвоз (Tajik)
Geography
CountryTajikistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan
Parent rangePamir Mountains
Geology
Rock agePaleozoic
Rock type(s)Granite and metamorphic schist

The Darvoz Range or Darvaz Range (Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Дарвоз, Russian: Дарва́зский хребе́т) is a mountain range in the Western Pamirs, in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. Its name derives from the historical region of Darvaz.[1]

Geography

Starting near the Academy of Sciences Range by Mount Garmo, it stretches roughly southwestwards between the Vanj River and Panj River (following the flows of the two), and the Khingob (Obikhingou) [tg], a left tributary of the Vakhsh River. The Vanj River separates it from the Vanj Range. Roughly 750 km2 of the mountain chain are glaciated.[1]

The highest summit of the range is Arnavad Peak (Qullai Arnavad), a 6083 m high ultra-prominent peak.[2][3]

Pamir Mountains. Darvoz is in the center of the upper left quadrant

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ "Дарвазский хребет - это... Что такое Дарвазский хребет?".
  3. ^ "Arnavad Peak", Britannica.com
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