Putorana Plateau
Putorana Plateau | ||
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Путорана | ||
Highest point | ||
Peak | Mount Kamen | |
Elevation | 1,678[1] m (5,505 ft) | |
Dimensions | ||
Length | 800 km (500 mi) | |
Width | 500 km (310 mi) | |
Geography | ||
Location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | ||
Country | Federal subject Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
Range coordinates | 69°0′N 93°30′E / 69.000°N 93.500°E | |
Parent range | Central Siberian Plateau | |
Borders on | North Siberian Lowland Tunguska Plateau Syverma Plateau | |
Geology | ||
Age of rock | Paleozoic | |
Type of rock | Basalt, trap rock | |
Climbing | ||
Easiest route | From Norilsk and Talnakh |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, Asia |
Criteria | Natural: (vii), (ix) |
Reference | 1234rev |
Inscription | 2010 (34th Session) |
Area | 1,887,251 ha (4,663,500 acres) |
Buffer zone | 1,773,300 ha (4,382,000 acres) |
Website | zapovedsever |
Coordinates | 69°2′49″N 94°9′29″E / 69.04694°N 94.15806°E |
The Putorana Plateau (
The area of the mountains contains some of the largest known nickel deposits in the world.
Geography
The Putorana Plateau is a high-lying
Lakes on the plateau such as the
Russia's geographical center, Lake Vivi, is situated on the southern limit of the plateau, where it overlaps with the Syverma Plateau.[4]
Geology
The Putorana area is mainly composed of basalt from the Siberian Traps.[5]
Climate
The Putorana region is located above the Arctic Circle. The climate is a harsh subarctic, sharply continental, with long, severely cold winters, and short, cool summers. However, in certain lake valleys, such as Lake Lama, there is a somewhat milder microclimate owing to the protection afforded by neighboring ranges from the northern winds.[6] The higher elevations within the plateau transition to a tundra climate.
Spring, summer and autumn fall respectively in the months of June, July, and August, the remaining months are winter with temperatures between −32 °C (−26 °F) and −40 °C (−40 °F). In July, the warmest month, average air temperatures stay around 8 °C (46 °F) and may reach a maximum of 16 °C (61 °F). Precipitation is between 500 millimeters (20 in) and 800 millimeters (31 in), falling mainly in the summer in the form of rain. The snow cover in winter is relatively sparse.[5]
Protected area
The Putorana Nature Reserve, established in 1988 and administered from Norilsk, is a protected area covering some 1,887,251 ha (4,663,500 acres) with a buffer zone of 1,773,300 ha (4,382,000 acres). It was set up to protect the world's largest herd of wild reindeer, as well as snow sheep.
In July
Natural resources
The Plateau's minerals include igneous basalt rocks, iron ores (magnetite and hematite), silicates (prehnite, zeolite), apatites, perovskites and highly saturated copper and nickel ores. The natural resources are presented by abundant water and coal.[8]
Gallery
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Mountains near Norilsk, at the northwest end of the Putorana Plateau. Notice the wooded taiga in the foreground, near the lake and at lower elevation, in contrast to the treeless tundra landscape in the mountains in the background.
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Putorana landscape
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From space
See also
References
- ^ Russia. Topographic map R-45,46; M 1: 1 000 000
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 14
- ^ "Plateau Putorana". mapstor. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b Путорана, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978.
- ^ Planeta Zemlya - Putorana
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site datasheet
- ^ "Путорана плато, Ср. Сибирь_минералогические находки". geo.web.ru. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
External links
- Official website of the Putorana Nature Reserve
- The Putorana Plateau Natural Heritage Protection Fund
- SPRI Review 2001: Remote Sensing Group (changes in vegetation cover)
- Sights of Putorana Plateau
- Virtual tour to the Putorana Plateau.