Yana-Oymyakon Highlands | |
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Яно-Оймяконское нагорье Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара | |
Highest point | |
Peak | up to 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 1,100 km (680 mi) |
Width | 1,050 km (650 mi) |
Area | 1,155,000 km2 (446,000 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Khabarovsk Krai Magadan Oblast |
Range coordinates | 63°40′N 143°20′E / 63.667°N 143.333°E |
Parent range | East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Proterozoic |
Type of rock | Sandstone, siltstone, clay, shale |
The Yana-Oymyakon Highlands (Russian: Яно-Оймяконское нагорье, romanized: Yano-Oymyakonskoye Nagorye; Yakut: Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара),[1] also known as Oymyakon Highlands (Russian: Оймяконское нагорье, romanized: Oymyakonskoye Nagorye),[2] are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic, Khabarovsk Krai and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after the main features of the highlands.
Kigilyakhs are found in some places of the plateaus. These are rock formations that are valued in Yakut culture.[3]