Oymyakon Plateau

Oymyakon Plateau
Оймяконское плоскогорье
Oymyakon Plateau Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Highest point
Peak	Dzhakai-Tasa
Elevation	1,891 m (6,204 ft)
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Width	30 km (19 mi)
Geography
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic
Range coordinates	63°15′N 141°30′E / 63.250°N 141.500°E / 63.250; 141.500
Parent range	Yana—Oymyakon Highlands, East Siberian System
Geology
Type of rock	Sandstone, granite and intrusions

The Oymyakon Plateau (Russian: Оймяконское плоскогорье, Yakut: Өймөкөөн үрдэлэ) is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.

The plateau is in the area of the famous Oymyakon Depression, where record low temperatures are registered, although the region is about 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) to the south of the geographic North Pole.^[1]

The Oymyakon Plateau is one of the areas of Yakutia where kigilyakhs are found.^[2]