The Aby Lowland (; ) is a low
alluvial plain
An alluvial plain is a plain (an essentially flat landform) created by the deposition of sediment over a long period by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial soil forms. A ''floodplain'' is part of the process, bei ...
located in the
Sakha Republic
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,
Far Eastern Federal District
The Far Eastern Federal District ( rus, Дальневосточный федеральный округ, p=dəlʲnʲɪvɐˈstot͡ɕnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is the largest and the least populated federal districts of Russia, federa ...
, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the lowland is part of
Aby District ''(Aby Ulus)''.
Geography
The
lowland
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Definitions
Upland and lowland are portions of a ...
is crossed by the
Indigirka River
The Indigirka (; ) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana to the west and the Kolyma to the east. It is long. The area of its basin is .
History
The isolated village of Russkoye Ustye, located on the delta of the Indigi ...
in its middle course.
Besides many smaller rivers and streams, three large left hand tributaries of the great river flow into it, the
Selennyakh,
Uyandina
The Uyandina (; ) is a river in Sakha Republic, Yakutia, Russia, a tributary of the Indigirka. The length of the Uyandina is . The area of its drainage basin is .
Course
The river is formed by the confluence of the long Irgichyan originating in ...
(with the
Khatyngnakh) and
Druzhina
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Kievan Rus'
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rivers. The
Badyarikha limits the area in the east. The area is flat and mostly marshy, the average height of the plain being between and above sea level. The rivers are generally slow-flowing and meandering, connected by channels and with very boggy shores. The Aby Lakes, mostly small and numbering over 15,000, are dotting the lowlands. The largest are
Lake Ozhogino[Indigirka](_blank)
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Lake Suturuokha.
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The Aby Lowland is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with the Selennyakh Range and Esteriktyakh-Tas in the west, the Moma Range
The Moma Range (, ''Momsky Khrebet''; ) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation.''Momsky Khrebet'' / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. ...
in the south and southeast, the Alazeya Plateau
The Alazeya Plateau () is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after river Alazeya, which has its source in the plateau.
There are kigilyakhs in the Alazeya Plateau. The particularit ...
in the east and the Polousny Range
The Polousny Range (; ) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Полоусный кряж (Polousny Range) / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017.
This range is one ...
in the north. The latter separates it from the Yana-Indigirka Lowland
The Yana-Indigirka Lowland (; ) is a large, low alluvial plain located in northern Siberia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
Administratively most of the territory of the lowland is part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). There are inhabited ...
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In the winter the plains are frosty owing to stagnation of cold air. There is usually light snowfall. Summers are short, but with rather high temperatures considering the latitude.
See also
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Druzhina, Sakha Republic
References
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External links
Wetlands in Russia - Vol.4
East Siberian Lowland