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Verkhoyansk Range
 
 
mountain chain, c.600 mi (970 km) long, E Siberian Russia, in the Sakha Republic. It forms a vast arc along the Lena and Aldan rivers and rises to c.8,150 ft (2,480 m) 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.
 
 
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