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Khamar-Daban

Coordinates: 51°25′N 104°30′E / 51.417°N 104.500°E / 51.417; 104.500
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Khamar-Daban
Хама́р-Даба́н / Һамар дабаан
Landscape of the range
Highest point
PeakUtulinskaya Podkova
Elevation2,396 m (7,861 ft)
Dimensions
Length420 km (260 mi) E/W
Width65 km (40 mi) N/S
Geography
Khamar-Daban is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban is located in Republic of Buryatia
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban (Republic of Buryatia)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia and Irkutsk Oblast
Range coordinates51°25′N 104°30′E / 51.417°N 104.500°E / 51.417; 104.500
Parent rangeSouth Siberian System
Borders onEastern Sayan
Geology
Type of rockSlate, gneiss, basalt, limestone and granite intrusions
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Gusinoozyorsk

Khamar-Daban (Russian: Хама́р-Даба́н; Buryat: Һамар дабаан, from хамар – "nut", and дабаан – "pass" or "ridge"), is a mountain range in Southern Siberia, Russia.

Geography

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The range is located in Buryatia, with a small section in Irkutsk Oblast. It rises near the Baikal Mountains not far from Lake Baikal. It forms a geographic prolongation of the Sayan Mountains.[1] The highest peak is Utulinskaya Podkova at 2,396 m (7,861 ft); 2,090 m (6,860 ft) high Chersky Peak is another important summit.[2] The southern end of the range is part of the Selenga Highlands.[3] The climate of the northern part of the range is affected by Lake Baikal, being temperate and humid, with precipitation up to 1,300 mm (51 in) per year. The average January temperature is −16 to −18 °C (3 to 0 °F).[4]

The Khamar-Daban Range, near Kamensk.

Climate

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Climate data for Khamar-Daban
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
8.9
(48.0)
14.0
(57.2)
20.4
(68.7)
27.7
(81.9)
32.0
(89.6)
31.5
(88.7)
30.8
(87.4)
25.7
(78.3)
24.2
(75.6)
13.2
(55.8)
7.8
(46.0)
32.0
(89.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)
−9.3
(15.3)
−4.1
(24.6)
2.8
(37.0)
9.8
(49.6)
16.0
(60.8)
17.8
(64.0)
15.9
(60.6)
10.1
(50.2)
3.8
(38.8)
−4.6
(23.7)
−9.3
(15.3)
3.2
(37.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.6
(2.1)
−15.2
(4.6)
−10.2
(13.6)
−3.1
(26.4)
3.9
(39.0)
10.7
(51.3)
13.2
(55.8)
11.3
(52.3)
4.7
(40.5)
−2.1
(28.2)
−10.4
(13.3)
−14.9
(5.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.2
(−6.2)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−15.3
(4.5)
−8.3
(17.1)
−1.3
(29.7)
5.4
(41.7)
8.7
(47.7)
6.8
(44.2)
0.6
(33.1)
−6.7
(19.9)
−15.3
(4.5)
−19.6
(−3.3)
−7.2
(19.1)
Record low °C (°F) −38.6
(−37.5)
−39.6
(−39.3)
−33.4
(−28.1)
−28.5
(−19.3)
−16.4
(2.5)
−8.3
(17.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
−6.2
(20.8)
−13.0
(8.6)
−27.2
(−17.0)
−34.8
(−30.6)
−37.0
(−34.6)
−39.6
(−39.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.3
(1.15)
27.5
(1.08)
56.6
(2.23)
93.7
(3.69)
124.0
(4.88)
195.0
(7.68)
275.4
(10.84)
229.0
(9.02)
149.4
(5.88)
81.3
(3.20)
56.0
(2.20)
39.7
(1.56)
1,356.9
(53.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.3 11.7 13.8 15.8 15.8 17.5 19.6 19.2 15.1 13.2 14.2 14.4 183.6
Source: climatebase.ru[5]
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The song of the same name by Yuri Vizbor, written in 1962, is dedicated to the range.

1993 incident

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Six members of a seven-person hiking group led by Lyudmila Korovina died in mysterious circumstances in 1993.[6] Valentina Utochenko was the only survivor.[7] Despite the police receiving a report, no formal search was carried out until August 24. It took two days for the helicopters to locate the remains because Valentina had not yet been able to recount her version of what had happened. According to an autopsy report, all of them, except Lyudmila, who had a heart attack, were found to have died of hypothermia.[8]

They were all found to have bruised lungs. But a protein shortage brought on by starvation and extreme hypothermia was identified as their cause of death. In the end, it was decided that the deaths were unintentional.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kozhov, M. (11 November 2013). Lake Baikal and Its Life. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 7. ISBN 9789401573887.
  2. ^ "Природа Байкала – вершина Пик Черского" [The nature of Baikal – the top of Chersky Peak] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ Fadeeva, Natalʹi︠a︡ Vasilʹevna (1963). Селенгинское среднегорье: природные условия и районирование [Selenga Highlands: Natural Conditions and Zoning] (in Russian). Buryat Book Publishing House.
  4. ^ Sinyukovich, V.N.; Chumakova, E.V. (2009). "Современные особенности гидрометеорологического режима южного побережья оз. Байкал" [Modern features of the hydrometeorological regime of the southern coast of Lake Baikal] (PDF). Bulletin of Irkutsk State University (in Russian). 2 (2): 117–133. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Khamar-Daban, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ Buryatia Incident: Russia's other Dyatlov Pass. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. ^ Varsegova, Natalia (24 July 2018). "Что произошло на бурятском "перевале Дятлова"" [What happened at the Buryat "Dyatlov pass"]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. ^ Morbid, Mr (2022-11-22). "The Khamar Daban Incident: Horror on the Mountain Slopes of Soviet Russia - Morbid Kuriosity". Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  9. ^ Yegorov, Oleg (25 February 2019). "Beyond the Dyatlov mystery: 2 other creepy tragedies in the Russian mountains". Beyond Russia. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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