Stanovoi Range
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The Stanovoi Range (Russian: Станово́й хребе́т), also spelled as Stanovoy Range, is a mountain range located in southeastern parts of the Russian Far East. About 725 km long, it runs generally east-west from the Olekma River to the Mayar River, close to the Sea of Okhotsk, and delimits the watersheds of the Lena and Amur Rivers. Its highest point is Mount Skalisty at 2,482 m (8,143 ft).
This mountain range's alps were created by plate tectonics, and low temperatures created the snow. There are many glaciers, which are the main souce of the Lena River.
Although almost entirely uninhabited, the range is significant in history as the treaty definition of the border between Russia and China, in the Nerchinsk Treaty (1689).
The Yablonoi Mountains may be considered a southwestern extension of the Stavonoi.
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