Anabar Plateau

The Anabar Plateau is located north of the Arctic Circle in northeastern Krasnoyarsk Krai and northwestern Sakha Republic, SSE of the Taymyr Depression, the central part of the North Siberian Lowland. Also to the southeast of the plateau is the source of the Olenyok, which flows east and then northeastwards. Rivers Kengeede and Kyuyonelekeen of the Olenyok basin have their sources at the southern end. To the northwest flows the Khatanga River and to the northeast the Malaya Kuonamka of the Anabar basin. To the east lies the wider basin of the Lena. The Popigai impact structure is located to the NNE of the plateau. ==Geology==

The Anabar Plateau of the Central Siberian Plateau is one of the oldest structures on Earth, with rocks that are more than 3 billion years old. In its central region it is composed of Archean crystalline schists and gneisses. Along the periphery of the plateau Proterozoic and Lower Paleozoic limestones predominate. ==Flora and climate==

There are sparse forests of larch in the lower areas up to a height of and mountain tundra with mosses and lichens in the higher altitudes. The climate prevailing in the Anabar Plateau is subarctic continental, characterized by a very low average rainfall of less than per year. Precipitation falls in the summer, mostly in the form of rain. The average air temperature in January is a chilly with an absolute minimum of . The temperature may reach a maximum of in July. The average annual temperature is . ==References==