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
The Far Eastern Federal District (russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг, ''Dalnevostochny federalny okrug'') is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia but the least populated, with a p ...
, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the lowland is part of
Aby District
Abyysky District (russian: Абы́йский улу́с; sah, Абый улууһа, ''Abyy uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one o ...
''(Aby Ulus)''.
Geography
The
lowland
Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level. In studies of the ecology of freshwater rivers, habitats are classified as upland or lowland.
Definitions
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is crossed by the
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 i ...
in its middle course.
Besides many smaller rivers and streams, three large left hand tributaries of the great river flow into it, the
Selennyakh,
Uyandina
The Uyandina (russian: Уяндина; sah, Уйаандьы, translit=Uyaancı) is a river in Yakutia, Russia, a tributary of the Indigirka. The length of the Uyandina is . The area of its drainage basin is .
Course
The river is formed by the ...
(with the
Khatyngnakh) and
Druzhina
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rivers. The
Badyarikha limits the area in the east. The area is flat and mostly marshy, the average height of the plain being between and above sea level. The rivers are generally slow-flowing and meandering, connected by channels and with very boggy shores. The Aby Lakes, mostly small and numbering over 15,000, are dotting the lowlands. The largest are
Lake Ozhogino[Indigirka](_blank)
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Lake Suturuokha
Lake Suturuokha () is a freshwater lake in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It lies in the middle course area of the Indigirka River, to the west of it. Administratively the lake is part of Aby District ''(Aby Ulus)''
Geography
The lake is located i ...
.
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The Aby Lowland is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with the 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 Russ ...
and Esteriktyakh-Tas in the west, the Moma Range
The Moma Range (russian: Момский хребет, ''Momsky Khrebet''; sah, Муома сиһэ) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation.''Momsky ...
in the south and southeast, the Alazeya Plateau in the east and the 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 Encyc ...
in the north. The latter separates it from 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 ...
.Рельеф и геологическое строение
(Relief and geological structure)[ Google Earth]
In the winter the plains are frosty owing to stagnation of cold air. There is usually light snowfall. Summers are short, but with rather high temperatures considering the latitude.
See also
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Druzhina, Sakha Republic
References
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External links
Wetlands in Russia - Vol.4
East Siberian Lowland