Shelag Range

Shelag Range
Шелагский хребет
Shelag Range
Highest point
PeakMedvezhy Logovo
Elevation1,105 m (3,625 ft)
ListingMountains and hills of Russia
Coordinates69°51′31″N 171°16′34″E / 69.85861°N 171.27611°E / 69.85861; 171.27611
Dimensions
Length120 km (75 mi) WNW/ESE
Geography
LocationChukotka Autonomous Okrug,
Far Eastern Federal District
Range coordinates69°45′N 171°30′E / 69.750°N 171.500°E / 69.750; 171.500
Parent rangeChukotka Mountains
East Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock age(s)Mesozoic and Cenozoic
Rock type(s)sandstone, slate

The Shelag Range, Shelag Ridge (Russian: Шелагский хребет) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation. The area of the range is desolate and uninhabited except for a few mining areas.

The range was named after the Shelags, a little-known ethnic group that lived on the Arctic coast to the east of Cape Shelagsky.