Vilyuy Plateau
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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.
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Vilyuy Plateau | |
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Вилюйское плато | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Unnamed |
Elevation | 962 m (3,156 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
Width | 200 km (120 mi) |
Geography | |
Location in Yakutia, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai and Sakha Republic |
Range coordinates | 66°30′N 109°45′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 |
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Permafrost thickness up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft), the largest in the world, was discovered under the Vilyuy Plateau.[1][2]