Ukvushvuynen Range

The Ukvushvuynen Range is the easternmost subrange of the Koryak Highlands, East Siberian Mountains. It stretches roughly from east to west in southern Chukotka, between the Koyverelan Range to the west and Cape Navarin in the Bering Sea to the east. To the northwest rises the Rarytkin Range and the Velikaya River flows into the Anadyr Lowlands. To the southwest stretches the Komeutyuyam Range. The Kakanaut River, a small river flowing southwards in the central part of the range into the NE bay of Lake Pekulney, gives its name to the Kakanaut Maastrichtian geological formation. ==Flora and climate==

There are shrub areas of Siberian pine in the lower mountain slopes, while the upper elevations are covered with mountain tundra. The Ukvushvuynen Range has a subarctic climate, somewhat moderated by the proximity of the ocean. The average temperature in January is and the temperature in July is . Very little precipitation falls in winter in the form of snow, most falls as rain in the summer. The average depth of the snow cover is . ==Bibliography==