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14-672: Amginsky is on flat terrain of the Prilenskoye Plateau (Lena Plateau). The main river in the district is the Amga , which flows from southwest to northwest through the middle of district. The Amga enters the Aldan River about 140 km northeast of Amginsky District, which in turn flows west to the Lena River . The Tatta and the Suola River also flow through the district. Amginsky District

28-465: Is about 100 km southeast of Yakutsk on the Lena. Average January temperature ranges from −42 to −38 °C (−44 to −36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +16 to +18 °C (61 to 64 °F). Average precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in). The district was established on January 9, 1930. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Amginsky District

42-528: Is between 350 millimeters (14 in) and 450 millimeters (18 in) per year. Most of the yearly precipitation falls in the summer in the form of rain. Aldan (river) The Aldan ( Sakha and Russian : Алдан ) is the second-longest right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia . The river is 2,273 kilometres (1,412 mi) long, of which around 1,600 kilometres (990 mi)

56-638: Is located in the southern Sakha Republic, between the Lower Tunguska River in the west and the Amga River in the east. It extends roughly to the north along the left bank of the Lena River for more than 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) with an average width of 200 kilometers (120 mi). The Central Siberian Plateau , is located to the northwest and the Central Yakutian Lowland to the north. To

70-620: Is navigable. It has a drainage basin of 729,000 square kilometres (281,000 sq mi). The river was part of the River Route to Okhotsk . In 1639 Ivan Moskvitin ascended the rivers Aldan and Maya and crossed to the Ulya to reach the Sea of Okhotsk . Its basin is known for gold and for Cambrian fossils . Previously, a version of the origin from the Turkic-Mongolian word altan, altyn in

84-420: Is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into fourteen rural okrugs ( naslegs ) which comprise twenty-one rural localities . As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Amginsky Municipal District . Its fourteen rural okrugs are incorporated into fourteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Amga serves as the administrative center of both

98-491: 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. There are spectacularly eroded rock formations composed of gypsum -bearing and saline limestone , dolomite and, in some places sandstone , in different spots of

112-585: The administrative and municipal district. *Administrative centers are shown in bold Because of the flat terrain and relatively mild summer climate, Amginsky District supports agriculture, primarily livestock, potatoes, fodder crops and timber. There are also deposits of construction materials. As of the 2021 Census , the ethnic composition was as follows: Prilenskoye Plateau The Lena Plateau , also known as Prilensky Plateau ( Russian : Приленское плато , romanized :  Prilenskoye Plato ; Yakut : Өлүөнэтээҕи хаптал хайалаах сир ),

126-634: The meaning of "gold" was spread, then a hypothesis appeared of the origin of the hydronym Aldan (in the variant Allan) from the Evenk oldo, ollo — "fish". Another explanation: aldan is a coastal spring ice ( evenk ). The Aldan rises in the Stanovoy Mountains southwest of Neryungri . It flows roughly in a northeast / ENE direction south of the Lena Plateau across the Aldan Highlands , where it forms

140-565: The northern border of the Sunnagyn Range . Then it flows past Aldan and through Tommot , Ust-Maya , Eldikan and Khandyga before turning northwest. In its last stretch it flanks the southern slopes of the Verkhoyansk Range and joins the Lena near Batamay . The river's main tributaries are the following: This Sakha Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

154-622: The plateau. The Lena Pillars , lining the banks of river Lena in the region, are the most well-known of these features. They were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012. Other protected areas in the plateau are the Sinyyaya Pillars by river Sinyaya , and the Turuuk Khaya Rocks by the Lyutenge River . The Olyokma Nature Reserve is located on the eastern side, partly within neighboring Aldan Highlands . The Lena Plateau

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168-802: The soil freezes down to hundreds of meters. The Lena Plateau occupies a very large area, including parts of the districts of Mirny , Suntar , Verkhnevilyuy , Gorny , Khangalassky , Megino-Kangalassky , Lensky , Olyokmin , Amgin and Aldan in the Sakha Republic, as well as parts of Katanga and Bodaybin districts in the Irkutsk Oblast . The Namana , Keyikte , Buotama , Menda , Suola , Kenkeme , Bappagay , Tonguo , Botomoyu , Kempendyay , Tatta , Tamma , Peleduy , Nyuya , Pilyuda , Ichera , Chona , Sinyaya , Chyna , Markha , Namyldzhylakh , Lungkha , Khatyng-Yuryakh , Tyugyuene , Ulakhan-Botuobuya , Malaya Botuobuya , Matta , Biryuk , Cherendey , Ura , Sitte and Lyutenge are some of

182-574: The south, beyond the Aldan , rise the Olyokma-Chara Plateau and the Aldan Highlands . The average height of the Lena Plateau surface is between 450 meters (1,480 ft) and 500 meters (1,600 ft). Elevations become slightly higher towards the south of the plateau, reaching a maximum height of 700 metres (2,300 ft) at an unnamed summit. The plateau is located in a permafrost zone where

196-577: The watercourses having their source in the plateau. There are taiga forests made up mostly of pine and larch in the higher areas. Wetlands and meadows are common in the river valleys cutting across the plateau. The plateau is characterized by a harsh continental climate , with long cold winters and sparse amounts of snow. In winter the temperature may drop to −45 °C (−49 °F), and sometimes even down to −60 °C (−76 °F). Summers are moderately warm with temperatures reaching 15 °C (59 °F) to 17 °C (63 °F). Precipitation

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