Nuorunen
Nuorunen (Russian: Нуорунен) is a peak in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is the highest point of the Federal Subject.
The peak is located in the Paanajärvi National Park, a 1,045 square kilometres (403 sq mi) protected area.
Description
Nuorunen is a 576.7 metres (1,892 ft) high mountain located just south of the Arctic Circle in the Russian part of the Maanselka range. The mountain rises in the northwestern sector of the Loukhsky District, east of the Finnish border. The top of the mountain is barren, offering a clear panorama of the surrounding area. There is a very large boulder on the top, allegedly a sieidi.
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See also
References
- ^ Mt Nuorunen, Russia - PeakVisor
- ^ Паанаярви - Горные тундры
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ V. Mizin, The Perched Boulders, glacier or man-made in the Northern Hemisphere
- ^ L.K. Pozdnyakov, Pine forests of Karelia and increasing their productivity, Karelian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1974 (in Russian)
- ^ PV - Paanajärvi National Park
External links
Media related to Nuorunen at Wikimedia Commons- Hiking trail to Mt. Nuorunen
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