Sikhote-Alin

Sikhote-Alin
Sikhote-Alin
	Sikhote-Alin is the home to the Amur tiger, which is amongst the largest felines in the world
Highest point
Peak	Tordoki Yani, Russia
Elevation	2,090 m (6,860 ft)
Coordinates	45°20′N 136°10′E / 45.333°N 136.167°E
Geography
	Sikhote-Alin
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Central Sikhote-Alin
Type	Natural
Criteria	x
Designated	2001 (25th session)
Reference no.	766
Region	Europe and Asia

The Sikhote-Alin (Russian: Сихотэ́-Али́нь, Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪxɐˈtɛ ɐˈlʲinʲ], English: /ˈsiːkəˌteɪ əˈliːn/, SEE-kə-TAY ə-LEEN) is a mountain range in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais, Russia, extending about 900 kilometres (560 mi) to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of Vladivostok. The highest summits are Tordoki Yani at 2,077 metres (6,814 ft) above sea level, Ko Mountain (2,003 metres (6,572 ft)) in Khabarovsk Krai and Anik Mountain (1,933 metres (6,342 ft)) in Primorsky Krai.

^ Slaght, J. C., D. G. Miquelle, I. G. Nikolaev, J. M. Goodrich, E. N. Smirnov, K. Traylor-Holzer, S. Christie, T. Arjanova, J. L. D. Smith, Karanth, K. U. (2005) Chapter 6. Who's king of the beasts? Historical and recent body weights of wild and captive Amur tigers, with comparisons to other subspecies. Pages 25–35 in: Miquelle, D.G., Smirnov, E.N., Goodrich, J.M. (Eds.) Tigers in Sikhote-Alin Zapovednik: Ecology and Conservation. PSP, Vladivostok, Russia (in Russian)