Kolyma Lowland

Kolyma Lowland
Колымская низменность
View of the Kolyma River
Kolyma Lowland
Location in Sakha, Russian Far East
Coordinates: 69°0′N 154°0′E / 69.000°N 154.000°E / 69.000; 154.000
LocationSakha Republic, Russia
Part ofYana-Kolyma Lowland
Area
  Total170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi)
Elevation100 meters (330 ft)

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.