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 Northeastern 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.