Yana-Oymyakon Highlands
| Yana-Oymyakon Highlands | |
|---|---|
| Яно-Оймяконское нагорье Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара | |
 Landscape in Oymyakon | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | up to 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1,100 km (680 mi) |
| Width | 1,050 km (650 mi) |
| Area | 1,155,000 km2 (446,000 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
  Yana-Oymyakon Highlands Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
| Country | East Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Proterozoic |
| Type of rock | Sandstone, siltstone, clay, shale |
The Yana-Oymyakon Highlands (Russian: Яно-Оймяконское нагорье, romanized: Yano-Oymyakonskoye Nagorye; Yakut: Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара),[1] also known as Oymyakon Highlands (Russian: Оймяконское нагорье, romanized: Oymyakonskoye Nagorye),[2] are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic, Khabarovsk Krai and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after the main features of the highlands.
Geography
The Yana-Oymyakon Highlands are a mountain region of the
The average height of the plateau surface is between 300 meters (980 ft) and 700 meters (2,300 ft) in the upper course of the
The whole zone is characterized by harsh, cold winters and is very sparsely populated. The main towns are Oymyakon and Verkhoyansk, the latter close to the northwestern end of the highland area.[5]
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Hydrography
The upper course of the Yana River flows through the northwestern part of the Yana-Oymyakon Highlands with its following tributaries:
Flora
Forests of
References
- ^ a b Яно-Оймяконское нагорье, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Soviet General Topographic Maps P-54-V,VI
- ^ Кисиляхи
- ^ a b Geographical Atlas of Russia. - Federal Agency for Geodesy and Cartography , AST, 2010. - pp. 118-119
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Эльгинское плоскогорье, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Юкагирского плоскогорья, Great Soviet Encyclopedia