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Yana-Indigirka
The Yana-Indigirka Lowland (russian: Яно-Индигирская низменность; sah, Дьааҥы - Индигир намтала) is a large, low alluvial plain located in northern Siberia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the lowland is part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). There are inhabited centers of population in the lowlands such as Chokurdakh, Olenegorsk and Nizhneyansk, but these are very few and scattered. Geography The lowland is named after the Yana River in the west and the Indigirka River in the east and is crossed by both rivers in their middle and lower courses. The area is mostly flat and very marshy, its northern limits extending for over from the Buor Khaya Gulf of the Laptev Sea in the west to the delta of river Indigirka in the East Siberian Sea in the east. It is limited by the Kyundyulyun, the northern end of the Selennyakh Range and the Polousny Range in the south. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana-Kolyma Lowland
The East Siberian Lowland ( rus, Восточно-Сибирская низменность), also known as Yana-Kolyma Lowland,Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, ''A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands.'' p. 16 is a vast plain in Northeastern Siberia, Russia.Yana-Indigirka and Kolyma lowlands (physical map, scale 1: 2 500 000) // National Atlas of Russia . - M .: Roskartografiya, 2004. - T. 1. - S. 260—261. - 496 p. - The territory of the lowland is one of the . Administratively it is part of the |
Chondon
The Chondon ( rus, Чондон; sah, Чондоон) is a river in Ust-Yansky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is long, with a drainage basin of . The Chondon mammoth was discovered in 2013 in the Chondon basin, at the feet of the Polousny Range, 66 km south-west of the village of Tumat. It had died at the age of 47 to 50 years. Course The river begins in the northern slopes of the Selennyakh Range at an elevation of . It flows roughly northwards west of the Yana River across the Yana-Indigirka Lowland meandering strongly among marshy areas and lakes. In its lower course it flows parallel to the Sellyakh in the east.''Chondon'' // Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-197 Yarok Island lies across its mouth, in the Chondon Bay, by the Yana Bay of the Laptev Sea.Google Earth There are over 6,600 lakes in the Chondon basin, with a total area of . The river freezes yearly between early Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soluntakh
Soluntakh (russian: Солунтах; sah, Солунтах, ''Soluntax'') is a freshwater lake in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the largest lakes in the Allaikhovsky District. The region where Soluntakh lies is uninhabited. Like most bodies of water in the area in has not been studied enough. A sector of the lake is a protected area. Geography Soluntakh lake is located north of the Arctic circle, in the central part of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland. It is crossed from west to east by the long Kyuyol-Yuryakh river, which enters its western shore roughly in the middle. All other inflowing rivers are small. There are many smaller lakes in the vicinity. The lake begins to freeze in mid September and stays under ice until early June.Google Earth Fauna The greater white-fronted goose and bean goose are some of the bird species known to nest in the lake. Soluntakh has also been explored as one of the probable sites providing a habitat for the Siberian crane, a crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orotko
Orotko (russian: Оротко; sah, Оротко) is a freshwater lake in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. Orotko is one of the largest lakes in the Ust-Yansky District. The nearest inhabited place is Tumat, located about to the southeast. Like most bodies of water in the region it has not been studied enough. There are numerous smaller lakes in its vicinity. Geography Orotko lake lies north of the Arctic circle, in the western part of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland. It is located in an area of lakes between the lower course of the Yana and the Chondon. The main outflowing rivers exit the lake from the eastern shore of the lake. To the north the Chubuku flows northeastwards and to the south the Togusta heads eastwards. Both are left tributaries of the Chondon. The lake begins to freeze in mid September and stays under ice until early June. Google Earth Fauna Lake Orotko is rich in fish. See also *List of lakes of Russia List of lakes in Russia in alphabetical order: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buor Khaya Gulf
The Buor-Khaya Gulf or Buor-Khaya Bight (russian: Губа Буор-Хая) is one of the most important gulfs of the Laptev Sea. Administratively the Buor-Khaya Gulf belongs to the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. There is an abandoned polar station in the shores of the Buor-Khaya Gulf. Geography It lies at the western end of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland, between the eastern side of the Lena delta on its western side and Cape Buor-Khaya at its NE end. Tiksi Bay and the Bykovsky Peninsula are on the western shores of the Buor-Khaya Gulf.Google Earth Heavily eroded Muostakh Island, the remainder of an ancient great plain, is located roughly in the midst of the gulf. The Omoloy River is the only large river flowing into the Buor-Khaya Gulf, its mouth is located halfway up the eastern coast. The sea in this gulf is frozen for about nine months every year and often clogged with ice floes. See also *List of research stations in the Arctic A number of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigirka River
The Indigirka ( rus, Индиги́рка, r=; sah, Индигиир, translit=Indigiir) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana to the west and the Kolyma to the east. It is long. The area of its basin is . History The isolated village of Russkoye Ustye, located on the delta of the Indigirka, is known for the unique traditional culture of the Russian settlers whose ancestors came there several centuries ago. Some historians have speculated that Russkoye Ustye was settled by Pomors in the early 17th century. In 1638 explorer Ivan Rebrov reached the Indigirka. In 1636–42 Elisei Buza pioneered the overland route to the Indigirka river system. At about the same time, Poznik Ivanov ascended a tributary of the lower Lena, crossed the Verkhoyansk Range to the upper Yana, and then crossed the Chersky Range to the Indigirka. In 1642 Mikhail Stadukhin reached the Indigirka overland from the Lena. Zashiversk on the Indigirka was an important colonial outpost durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana River
The Yana ( rus, Я́на, p=ˈjanə; sah, Дьааҥы, ''Caañı'') is a river in Sakha in Russia, located between the Lena to the west and the Indigirka to the east. Course It is long, and its drainage basin covers . Including its longest source river, the Sartang, it is long. Its annual discharge totals approximately . Most of this discharge occurs in May and June as the ice on the river breaks up. The Yana freezes up on the surface in October and stays under the ice until late May or early June. In the Verkhoyansk area, it stays frozen to the bottom for 70 to 110 days, and partly frozen for 220 days of the year. The river begins at the confluence of the rivers Sartang and Dulgalakh in the Yana-Oymyakon Highlands. It flows north across the vast Yana-Indigirka Lowland, part of the greater East Siberian Lowland, shared with the Indigirka to the east. As the river flows into the Yana Bay of the Laptev Sea, it forms a huge river delta covering . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polousny Range
The Polousny Range ( rus, Полоусный кряж; sah, Полоуснай томтороот) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Полоусный кряж (Polousny Range) / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017. This range is one of the areas of Yakutia where kigilyakhs are found. History The area of the Polousny Range was first mapped by geographer and ethnologist Baron Gerhard von Maydell (1835–1894) during his pioneering research of East Siberia. The Chondon mammoth was discovered in 2013, at the feet of the Polousny Range in the Chondon basin, 66 km south-west of the village of Tumat. Geography The Polousny Range is part of the Momsko-Chersk Mountain Region (russian: Момско-Черская область). It rises in the southern area of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland, north of the Aby Lowland in the Sakha region. It is made up of mountains of middle height and smooth slopes. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Bustakh
Lake Bustakh (; sah, Буустаах) is a large freshwater lake in Ust-Yansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. Lake Bustakh freezes up in late September and stays icebound until June. It is rich in fish. Geography With an area of it is one of the largest lakes of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland. The lake lies close to the Ebelyakh Bay of the Laptev Sea.Google Earth See also *List of lakes of Russia References Lakes of the Sakha Republic, Bustakh East Siberian Lowland {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selennyakh Range
The Selennyakh Range (russian: Селенняхский хребет, ''Selennyakhsky Khrebet''; sah, Силээннээх) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation.''Selennyakhsky Khrebet'' / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004–2017. The town of Deputatsky, capital of the Ust-Yansky District, is located in the area of the range. Geography The Selennyakh Range extends from NNW to SSE for almost north of the northern end of the Moma Range and east of the Khadaranya Range. It is parallel to the latter and separated from it by the Moma-Selennyakh Depression, a wide intermontane basin, where the river Selennyakh flows and that continues southeastwards along the western side of the Moma Range. The Aby Lowland lies to the east and to the north the Yana-Indigirka Lowland. To the northeast it connects with the Kyun-Tas, at the western end of the Polousny Rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chokurdakh
Chokurdakh (russian: Чокурда́х; sah, Чокуурдаах) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Allaikhovsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,367. Geography Chokurdakh is located on the left bank of the Indigirka River, below its confluence with the Allaikha. The Yana-Indigirka Lowland lies to the west and northwest, and the Kondakov Plateau to the east, beyond the other bank of the Indigirka. History It was founded in 1936 as the new administrative center of Allaikhovsky District, which was established in 1931. It served as a river port on the Indigirka, connecting to sea traffic using the Northern Sea Route. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1981. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of ChokurdakhAccording to Article 7 of the Law #77-I, lower-level administrative divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyundyulyun
The Kyundyulyun ( rus, Кюндюлюн or Горы Кюндюлюн; sah, Күндүлүн) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest airport is Ust-Kuyga Airport, located in Ust-Yansky District.Google Earth Geography The Kyundyulyun Range is located in northern Yakutia, about north of the Arctic Circle. It is a smooth-looking range, rising above the right bank of the lower course of the Yana River. The Kyundyulyun forms a northeastern prolongation of the Kular Range, which extends from the southwest on the other side of the Yana, overlapping with the northern foothills of the Chersky Range that extend from the southeast. The highest point is an unnamed high summit located in the southwestern part. To the north and northeast the Kyundyulyun is limited by the Yana-Indigirka Lowland, part of the East Siberian Lowland. To the east and southeast the northern foothills of the Chersky Range extend southwards and to the west and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
