Lena Plateau
| Lena Plateau | |
|---|---|
| Приленское плато Өлүөнэтээҕи хаптал хайалаах сир | |
View of the Sinyaya Pillars in the plateau | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Width | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Geography | |
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Yakutia, Irkutsk Oblast |
| Range coordinates | 60°45′N 125°0′E / 60.750°N 125.000°E |
| Parent range | Central Siberian Plateau |
| Geology | |
| Rock age(s) | Cambrian and Ordovician |
| Rock type(s) | Limestone, dolomite, sandstone |
The Lena Plateau, also known as Prilensky Plateau (Russian: Приленское плато, romanized: Prilenskoye Plato; Yakut: Өлүөнэтээҕи хаптал хайалаах сир, romanized: Ölüönetêği xaptal xayalâx sir), is one of the great plateaus of Siberia. Administratively it is mostly within the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), with a small sector in the Irkutsk Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The plateau is named after the Lena River, which flows across it.