Suullar Myraan

Suullar Myraan is located in Sakha Republic
Suullar Myraan
Suullar Myraan
Sakha Republic, Russia
ClimbingEasiest routeFrom Tyokhtyur or Tomtor

Suullar Myraan (Yakut: Сууллар Мыраан) is a hill in Megino-Kangalassky Ulus, in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a long sand hill located by the Suola River, a right hand tributary of the Lena River.[1]

The hill stands out in the surrounding flat landscape. Its name means "leaning mountain" in the Yakut language. Suullar Myraan rises by the banks of the Suola river 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) from Tyokhtyur village and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Tomtor.

History

There were conflicts in the past between Tyokhtyur and Tomtor villages regarding possession of Suullar Myraan.[citation needed]

An almost complete skeleton of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was found in 2015 at the foot of the hill. Analysis of spore-pollen from rock samples of the site indicated that the climate of the area at the time that the mammoth lived was warmer than in present-day times.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Suola River
  2. ^ A Discovery of a New skeleton of the Mammoth (Mammuthus sp.) from the Sartan Deposits in Eastern Siberia, Russia
  3. ^ Paleontological studies of the “Suullar Myraan” area (in Russian)
  • Media related to Suullar Myraan at Wikimedia Commons
  • Beautiful places of the world - the valley of the river Suola /долина реки Суола
  • Landscapes as a reflection of the toponyms of Yakutia


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