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Ergaki

Yergaki Range
Highest point
PeakZvezdny
Elevation2,533 m (8,310 ft)
Coordinates52°50′00″N 93°21′00″E / 52.8333°N 93.35°E / 52.8333; 93.35
Naming
Native nameЕргаки (Russian)
Geography
Yergaki Range is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yergaki Range
Yergaki Range
Location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
LocationKrasnoyarsk Krai, Buryatia, Russia
Parent rangeWestern Sayan Mountains

Ergaki (Russian: Ергаки) is a mountain range of the Western Sayan Mountains in southern Siberia, Russia.[1]

Ergaki Nature Park is a protected area which contains the mountain range.[2] One natural feature of the park is the Hanging Stone, it is a stone which is perched high above Lake Raduzhnoye.[3]

Balancing granite monolith on the left side of a rounded hilltop
A balanced granite monolith called the Hanging Stone

References

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  1. ^ Ergak-Targak-Taiga / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017.
  2. ^ Ergaki Nature Park
  3. ^ Gertcyk, Olga; Salnitskaya, Vera (2 January 2016). "Hanging Rock 'defies gravity', above a 1,000 metre abyss". siberiantimes.com. The Siberian Times. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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