Moma_Natural_Park

Moma Natural Park

Moma Natural Park

Natural park in Russia

Moma Natural Park or Moma Nature Park (Russian: Момский природный парк, Momsky Pryrodny Park; Yakut: Аан Айылгы, Aan Aiylgy) is a protected area of the Momsko-Chersk Region of Yakutia in the upper part of the Moma River basin.

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Administratively the park is a part of the Moma District, Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Russia. The nearest city is Khonuu, served by Moma Airport, and the nearest village Sasyr.[1]

Attractions

The park includes part of the mostly mountainous area of the Ulakhan-Chistay Range, featuring pristine ridges and lakes of environmental and aesthetic value. Visitors may find a whole array of educational and recreational purposes in the area. Some of the main features are:

  • Mount Pobeda (3,147 metres (10,325 ft)), rising in the Buordakh Massif, is the highest point of the Ulakhan-Chistay, as well as of the Chersky mountain system. Climbing routes of varying difficulty are marked —up to category 5A.
  • Moma River valley, featuring the extinct cinder cone volcanoes Balagan-Tas and Uraga-Tas.
  • Ulakhan-Taryn (Bolshaya Momskaya Aufeis), a layered ice body formed by frozen river flows. By the end of winter, its dimensions can be 30 km long and 5 km wide with a thickness of 7 meters.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Moma Natural Park Official site
  2. [2]
    Sentstory - Moma Natural Park
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