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Sablia

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Sablia

 

a mountain massif on the western slope of the Subpolar Urals, in the Komi ASSR. The massif reaches 1,425 m in elevation and is composed of metamorphized porphyrites and spilites. Taiga forests are found on the slopes above 500 m, and mountain tundras and rock streams are found even higher. There are glaciers in the Sablia Massif; the Gofman Glacier is the largest, measuring 1 km in length.

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