Yana Plateau
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The Yana Plateau (Russian: Янское плоскогорье, Yakut: Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара) is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[1]
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Yana Plateau | |
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Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара Янское плоскогорье | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Arga-Billyakh |
Elevation | 1,770 m (5,810 ft) |
Geography | |
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
Range coordinates | 63°15′N 141°30′E |
Parent range | Yana—Oymyakon Highlands, East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Triassic |
Type of rock | Siltstone, shale, sandstone and Granite intrusions |
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The plateau lies in an uninhabited area where solitude prevails. It was first surveyed and mapped in 1868 by Gerhard von Maydell (1835–1894), a Russian government officer in East Siberia of Estonian descent.[2]