| Vilyuy Plateau | |
|---|---|
| Вилюйское плато | |
 View of the Vilyuy Reservoir | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Unnamed |
| Elevation | 962 m (3,156 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Width | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Geography | |
  Vilyuy Plateau Location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai and Sakha Republic |
| Range coordinates | 66°30′N 109°45′E / 66.500°N 109.750°E |
| Parent range | Central Siberian Plateau |
| Borders on | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Lower Paleozoic and Precambrian |
| Type of rock | Trap rock, dolomite and Limestone |
The Vilyuy Plateau (Russian: Вилюйское плато, romanized: Vilyuyskoye Plato) 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 of the Vilyuy River.
Permafrost thickness up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), the largest in the world, was discovered under the Vilyuy Plateau.[1][2]
- ^ Vilyui plateau // Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. center; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006
- ^ A review of the nature and geophysical studies of the thick permafrost in Siberia