Central Yakutian Lowland

Central Yakutian Lowland
Центральноякутская равнина
Саха сирин ортоку намтала
Taiga landscape in Vilyuy District
Taiga landscape in Vilyuy District
Central Yakutian Lowland is located in Sakha Republic
Central Yakutian Lowland
Central Yakutian Lowland
Location in Yakutia, Russia
Coordinates: 64°30′N 121°0′E / 64.500°N 121.000°E / 64.500; 121.000
LocationSakha Republic, Russia
Part ofSiberia
Area
 • Total270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi)
Elevation60 meters (200 ft) to 200 meters (660 ft)

The Central Yakutian Lowland[1] or the Central Yakutian Lowlands (Russian: Центральноякутская равнина, romanizedTsentralnoyakutskaya ravnina; Yakut: Саха сирин ортоку намтала),[2] also known as the Central Yakut Plain[3] or the Vilyuy Lowland,[4] is a low alluvial plain in Siberia, Russia.

Administratively the territory of the lowland is part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). It is an extensive plain located in the transition zone between Central and Eastern Siberia and is one of the Great Russian Regions. The main city is Yakutsk, with a number of settlements near it, but the area of the lowland is largely uninhabited elsewhere.[5]