Kolyma Lowland
The Kolyma Lowland (Russian: Колымская низменность) is a lowland plain in the northeastern parts of Sakha Republic in the basin of the Alazeya, Bolshaya Chukoch'ya and lower reaches of the Kolyma rivers. The lowland is formed by fluvio-lacustrine loam soil about 120 m thick. The climate is subarctic.
Kolyma Lowland
Колымская низменность | |
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Plain | |
View of the Kolyma River | |
Kolyma Lowland Location in Sakha, Russian Far East | |
| Coordinates: 69°0′N 154°0′E | |
| Location | Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Part of | Yana-Kolyma Lowland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 meters (330 ft) |
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