Peak High Yazgulem Peak Width 15 km (9.3 mi) NW/SE Elevation 5,588 m Parent range Pamir Mountains | Length 85 km (53 mi) NE/SW Country Tajikistan Age of rock Paleozoic | |
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Type of rock Granite, conglomerate and sandstone Types of rock Granite, Conglomerate, Sandstone | ||
The Vanj Range (Russian: Ванчский хребет; Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Ванҷ) is a mountain range of Vanj district, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.
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Geography
It lies to the south of the Academy of Sciences Range, between the Darvaz Range to the north and the Yazgulem Range to the south. Running parallel to them, it separates the valleys of the Vanj River and the Yazgulyam River. The total glaciated area of the range is 164 km².
Peaks
Its highest summit is glacier-covered High Yazgulem Peak (5,588 m). Other peaks are Vanchek Peak (5,428 m), Hauck Peak (5,092 m), Kuh-i Rau (4,964 m), Sokolov Peak (4,808 m) and Ku-i Zoh (4,664 m).
References
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