Olyokma-Chara Plateau
| Olyokma-Chara Plateau | |
|---|---|
| Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье / Өлүөхүмэ-Чаара хаптал хайалаах сир | |
 Murun Massif map section, Olyokma-Chara Plateau | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Murun |
| Elevation | 1,452 m (4,764 ft) |
| Coordinates | 58°22′32″N 118°55′30″E / 58.37556°N 118.92500°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Width | 180 km (110 mi) |
| Geography | |
  Olyokma-Chara Plateau Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Country | |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Chara |
The Olyokma-Chara Plateau (Russian: Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ-Чаара хаптал хайалаах сир) is a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Irkutsk Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2] A small section is in Kalarsky District, northernmost Zabaykalsky Krai.[3]
Charoite, a rare mineral, is found in the Murun Massif area of the plateau, rising between rivers Chara and Tokko.[4]
Geography
The Olyokma-Chara Plateau is located to the south of the
The heights of the Olyokma-Chara Plateau are moderate, the average elevations are between 500 meters (1,600 ft) and 600 meters (2,000 ft), although higher in the southern fringes. Mountains tend to be flat-topped, the highest point is
The plateau is largely uninhabited. The settlement of Torgo, Olyokminsky District, was abandoned in 2010.
Geology
Part of the Olyokma-Chara Plateau falls within the
Flora
The mountains of the highlands are covered by
See also
References
- ^ The tectonics and metallogeny of the Precambrian of the Aldan-Stanovoy Shield
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Олёкмо-Чарское нагорье, Small Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia
- ^ Vladykin, N. V. Matveyeva, L. H., Bogacheva, H. G., and Alekseyev, Y. A. (1983) Novyye danyye o charoite i charoitivykh porodakh. (Recent findings on charoite and charoitic rocks). In Mineralogiya i Genezis Tsvetnikh Kamnei Vostochnoi Sibiri (Mineralogy and Genesis of Gem Stones of Eastern Siberia), 41-56. Siberian Division Akad. Nauk. SSSR, Novosibirsk.
- ^ a b URSS 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-7
- ^ Физическая география СССР - Ландшафтные области гор Южной Сибири - Байкальско-Становая область
- ^ a b c Олёкмо-Чарское плоскогорье / Great Russian Encyclopedia; in 35 vol.] / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov, Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.
