Central Yakutian Lowland
Central Yakutian Lowland
Центральноякутская равнина Саха сирин ортоку намтала | |
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Vilyuy District | |
Location in Yakutia, Russia | |
Coordinates: 64°30′N 121°0′E / 64.500°N 121.000°E | |
Location | Sakha Republic, Russia |
Part of | Siberia |
Area | |
• Total | 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 meters (200 ft) to 200 meters (660 ft) |
The Central Yakutian Lowland[1] or Central Yakutian Lowlands (Russian: Центральноякутская равнина, romanized: Tsentralnoyakutskaya ravnina; Yakut: Саха сирин ортоку намтала),[2] also known as Central Yakut Plain[3] or Vilyuy Lowland,[4] is a low alluvial plain in Siberia, Russia.
Administratively the territory of the lowland is part of the
Geography
The Central Yakutian Lowlands extend along the middle basin of the
The Central Yakutian Lowlands are a flat plain, slightly higher in its peripheral parts.
Hydrography
There are hundreds of river valleys all across the lowlands, which, besides the Lena, include the lower reaches of the Lena tributaries
Geology
Geologically the lowland roughly corresponds to the eastern, lowest parts of the Vilyuy
Climate and flora
The climate prevailing in the lowland is an extreme subarctic climate (Köppen Dfd), continental and harsh, characterized by a very low annual rainfall of barely 300 millimetres (12 in) per year. 70% to 80% of the precipitation falls in the summer, mostly in the form of rain. The average air temperature in January is a chilly −45 °C (−49 °F). In July the average temperature is 17 °C (63 °F).[7]
Most of the lowland is covered by taiga in which larch predominates. There are as well areas of birch forests, marshes and grassy meadows.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b John Kimble (ed.), Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils
- ^ Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lakes in the Central Yakutian Lowlands, Russia
- ^ Siberian Village; Land and Life in the Sakha Republic
- United States Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Fishery and Oceanography Translations, Issues 1-6, p. 48
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Solov'ev, P. A., 1959, Permafrost zones of the northern part of the Lena-Amga Water-shed: Moscow, Nauka. (in Russian)
- ^ a b c d e Central Yakutian Lowland - Great Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 28, p. 513
- ^ Permafrost dynamics in the 20th and 21st centuries along the East Siberian transect
- ^ Russian scientists find 7,000 Siberian hills possibly filled with explosive gas
- ^ Tukulan - The Yakut Desert
- ^ a b "Топографска карта P-51,52; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 9 April 2022.
External links
- Media related to Central Yakutian Lowland at Wikimedia Commons
- Limnological characteristics of lakes in the lowlands of Central Yakutia, Russia