The Alazeya Plateau ( rus, Алазейское плоскогорье) is a mountain

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

in the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

Far Eastern Federal District The Far Eastern Federal District (russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг, ''Dalnevostochny federalny okrug'') is the largest of the federal districts of Russia, eight federal districts of Russia but t ...

, Russia. The area is named after river

Alazeya The Alazeya ( rus, Алазея, r=; sah, Алаһыай, translit=Alahıay) is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka to the west and the Kolyma to the east. Mou ...

, which has its source in the plateau. There are

kigilyakh Kigilyakh or kisiliyakh ( rus, кигиляхи; sah, киһилээх, meaning "stone person") are tall, pillar-like natural rock formations looking like tall monoliths standing more or less isolated. Usually they are composed of granite or s ...

s in the Alazeya Plateau. The particularity of the kigilyakhs found in this location is that their lower part (corresponding to the legs) is thinner than the upper part.

Geography

The Alazeya Plateau is located in eastern Sakha Republic, between the Indigirka, Kolyma, Alazeya and Ozhogina rivers. The average height of the plateau surface is around . There are slightly higher

tableland A table or tableland is a butte, flank of a mountain, or mountain, that has a flat top. This kind of landform has numerous names, including: * Butte * Mesa * * Potrero * Tepui * Terrace * Tuya A tuya is a flat-topped, steep-sided vo ...

type elevations cutting across the plateau area; the highest point is a high unnamed summit. The plateau is limited by the

Yana-Indigirka Lowland 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. Admini ...

, including the

Aby Lowland The Aby Lowland (russian: Абыйская низменность; sah, Абый Намтала, translit=Abıy Namtala) is a low alluvial plain located in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Administratively most of the te ...

, to the west, with rivers

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and

Indigirka The Indigirka ( rus, Индиги́рка, r=; sah, Индигиир, translit=Indigiir) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana (river), Yana to the west and the Kolyma River, Kolyma to the east. It is long. The area of its ...

, the

Ozhogina The Ozhogina (russian: Ожогина) is a tributary of the Kolyma in eastern Siberia. The river is long. The area of its basin is . Course It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: Sulakkan and Delkyu, which sources are located on the nor ...

to the south, and the Kolyma Lowland with the

Kolyma Kolyma (russian: Колыма́, ) is a region located in the Russian Far East. It is bounded to the north by the East Siberian Sea and the Arctic Ocean, and by the Sea of Okhotsk to the south. The region gets its name from the Kolyma River an ...

to the east and northeast.

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Besides the Alazeya, the

Sededema The Sededema (russian: Седедема; sah, Сэдэдэмэ) is a river in Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kolyma. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . See also *List of rivers of Russia Russia can be divided into ...

and the

Shangina The Shangina ( rus, Шангина; sah, Шангин) is a river in Yakutia ( Sakha Republic), Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . It is a right tributary of the Indigirka, flowing across the Middle Kolyma and Aby districts. ...

also have their sources in the plateau. There are forests of

larch Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains furt ...

in the lower areas and

mountain tundra Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate. As the latitude of a location approaches the poles, the threshold elevation for alpine tundra gets ...

in the higher altitudes.Алазейское плоскогорье,

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References

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External links

Physiogeography of the Russian Far EastWetlands in Russia - Vol.4
Plateaus of the Sakha Republic