The Syverma Plateau ( rus, плато Сыверма) is a mountain

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Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Siber ...

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

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. It is a part of the

Central Siberian Plateau The Central Siberian Plateau (russian: Среднесибирское плоскогорье, Srednesibirskoye ploskogorye; sah, Орто Сибиир хаптал хайалаах сирэ) is a vast mountainous area in Siberia, one of the Grea ...

. The plateau is located in largely uninhabited area.

Geography

The Syverma Plateau is located in central Krasnoyarsk Krai. To the north it merges with the

Putorana Mountains The Putorana Plateau () or the Putorana Mountains is a mountainous area in the Russian Federation. It is a large massif or plateau crossed by mountain ranges. The nearest large settlement is Norilsk, where foreign travel is restricted. The cit ...

and to the west the border with the

Tunguska Plateau The Tunguska Plateau ( rus, Тунгусское плато) is a mountain plateau in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. It is a part of the Central Siberian Plateau. The plateau is located in largely uninhabited area, the village of Noginsk was ...

is not clearly defined. To the east the Syverma Plateau limits with the

Vilyuy Plateau The Vilyuy Plateau ( rus, Вилюйское плато) is a mountain plateau in Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Siberia, Russia. It is a part of the Central Siberian Plateau and it is made up mainly of the upper course section ...

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The average height of the plateau is between and . The Syverma Plateau is deeply cut by river valleys flowing roughly southwards from the Putorana ranges, such as the

Vivi River The Vivi () is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska. The Vivi is long, and the area of its basin is . A damaged An-2 aircraft was discovered in the area of the river Vivi on 28 July 201 ...

, Tutonchana,

Tembenchi The Tembenchi (russian: Тембенчи) is a major river of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, central Russia, joining the Kochechum to the northwest of Tura. The river, which has its source in the Putorana Plateau The Putorana Plateau () or the ...

, Embenchime,

Kochechum The Kochechum (russian: Кочечум) is a river in Siberia, Russia, it flows through the Syverma Plateau in Krasnoyarsk Krai. It is a right and most significant tributary of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska. General information The river is long, and ...

and other right hand tributaries of the

Lower Tunguska River The Nizhnyaya Tunguska ( rus, Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪjə tʊnˈɡuskə, meaning "Lower Tunguska") is a river in Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tribut ...

Geology

Geologically the Syverma Plateau is made up of

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volcanic rock Volcanic rock (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) is a rock formed from lava erupted from a volcano. In other words, it differs from other igneous rock by being of volcanic origin. Like all rock types, the concept of volcanic r ...

Flora and climate

The plateau is covered by

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 ...

taiga Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...

. Owing to the

permafrost Permafrost is ground that continuously remains below 0 °C (32 °F) for two or more years, located on land or under the ocean. Most common in the Northern Hemisphere, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere or 11% of the global surface ...

trees grow very slowly.Enciclopedia Geografica De Agostini, ed. speciale per il Corriere della Sera, vol. 6, pag. 143 The climate prevailing in the Syverma Plateau is severe, of the

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type with long, cold winters.Сыверма,

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in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. In the village of Tura, located at the southern end by the

, the average monthly temperature in the winter is .Weather - Climate Data for 64°N 100°E
/ref> Summers are moderately warm with temperatures reaching in July. Precipitation is not too heavy, which contributes to the prevalence of permafrost, reaching a depth of over in the plateau area.

References

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External links

Soil Cover of the North of Central SiberiaEvolution of the West Siberian BasinClimate Changes in Siberia
Central Siberian Plateau Landforms of Krasnoyarsk Krai