The Elgi Plateau (Russian: Эльгинское плоскогорье ; Yakut : Эльгэ хаптал хайалаах сир ) is a plateau in the Sakha Republic , Far Eastern Federal District , Russian Federation .
6-703: The area is named after the Elgi River, a left tributary of the Indigirka . Formerly there was the Elginsky urban-type settlement by the left bank of river Elgi. It belonged to the Oymyakon District and was abolished in 2007. The Elgi Plateau covers the central Yana-Oymyakon Highlands , in the upper Elgi , Tompo and Delinya basins. The plateau is bound by the Verkhoyansk Range to
12-675: A river in Yakutia in Russia , a left tributary of the Indigirka . The Elgi Plateau is named after the Elgi River. The river's length is 394 km (245 mi) and its drainage basin 68,200 square kilometres (26,300 sq mi). Teryut village is located close to the confluence of the Elgi and the Indigirka. Formerly there was a settlement called Elginsky on the left bank of
18-460: The Elgi Plateau is 1,590 metres (5,220 ft) high Tuoydakh Peak . Forests of larch taiga generally cover the flat areas and lower slopes, and in the higher elevations Siberian pine , giving way to alpine tundra in the mountaintops. Willows and poplars may grow in the floodplains of the intermontane basins . Elgi The Elgi ( Russian : Эльги ; Yakut : Эльгэ ) is
24-603: The Elgi, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) upstream from the confluence. It belonged to the Oymyakon District and was abolished in 2007. The Elgi is formed by the confluence of the Degdega and Kao rivers. It flows across the Elgi Plateau in a wide arch, first approximately westwards and then roughly eastwards. After 394 kilometres (245 mi) it meets the left bank of the upper Indigirka, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) upstream from Ust-Nera . The Elgi freezes up in
30-490: The second half of October and remains icebound until late May through early June. The main tributaries of the Elgi are the 108 km (67 mi) long Tobychan and the 150 km (93 mi) long Utachan on the left, as well as the 140 km (87 mi) long Ulakhan Selerikan (Улахан Сэлэрикээн) and the 125 km (78 mi) long Ayaaba (Айааба) on the right. The river freezes before mid October and stays frozen until mid May. There are an estimated of 3,700 lakes in
36-678: The west and the Chersky Range to the northeast, the Yana Plateau to the northwest, the Suntar-Khayata Range to the southwest and the Oymyakon Plateau to the southeast. The average height of the plateau surface is between 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) and 1,400 meters (4,600 ft). Dome-shaped peaks rise between the interfluves , where there are areas of small lakes and moorland . The highest point of
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