Verkhoyansk Range
Verkhoyansk Range, mountain chain, ca. 1000 km (600 m.) long, E Siberian
Russia, in the
Sakha Republic. It forms a vast arc along the
Lena and Aldan rivers and rises to ca. 2,480 m (8,150 ft) in the south. There are
coal,
silver,
lead, and
zinc deposits. The world's lowest temperatures for inhabited places have been recorded in this region
