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Khibiny Mountains

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Khibiny Mountains

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Also known as Khibiny massif

mountain range in Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Peak
Yudychvumchorr
Elevation
1,201 m (3,940 ft)
Coordinates
67°43′21″N 33°28′06″E / 67.72250°N 33.46833°E / 67.72250; 33.46833
Area
1,300 km (500 mi )
Country
Russia
Region
Kola Peninsula

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

The Khibiny Mountains (Russian: Хиби́ны [xʲɪˈbʲinɨ]; Kildin Sami: Umptek) is one of the two main mountain ranges of the Kola Peninsula, Russia, within the Arctic Circle, located between Imandra and Umbozero lakes. The range is also known as Khibiny Massif, Khibinsky Mountains, Khibinsky Tundras, Khibins or Khibiny. The Khibiny National Park was set up in 2018.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khibiny Mountains” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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