Putorana Plateau

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The Putorana Plateau is a remote basalt plateau in northern Siberia known for its dramatic canyons, countless lakes and waterfalls, and largely untouched Arctic and subarctic ecosystems recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Putorana Plateau canonical 5
Putorana Mountains 1
Putorana Plateau (northern part) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
basalt plateau
geological formation
plateau
accessibility remote and difficult to access
biodiversityImportance habitat for Arctic and subarctic species
important area for wild reindeer
climate continental climate
subarctic climate
continent Asia
country Russia
drainage Khatanga River basin
Lena River basin
Yenisei River basin
ecosystemStatus largely untouched
ecosystemType Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

subarctic
geologicalOrigin Siberian Traps large igneous province
hasFeature deep canyons
many waterfalls
numerous lakes
plateau valleys
steep escarpments
table mountains
hasLake Lake Keta
Lake Khantayskoye
Lake Lama
Lake Vivi
highestPoint Mount Kamen
highestPointElevation_m 1701
humanPopulationDensity very low
knownFor countless lakes
dramatic canyons
intact Arctic and subarctic ecosystems
numerous waterfalls
remote wilderness
locatedIn Krasnoyarsk Krai
Russia
Siberia
northern Siberia
partOf Central Siberian Plateau
protectedAreaStatus Putoransky State Nature Reserve
recognizedBy UNESCO
rockType basalt
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 1234
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed 2010

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Krasnoyarsk Krai contains Putorana Plateau
subject linked to: Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Pyasina River sourceRegion Putorana Plateau
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District contains Putorana Plateau (northern part)
linked to: Putorana Plateau
Central Siberian Plateau borderedBy Putorana Mountains
subject linked to: Central Siberian Plateau areas
linked to: Putorana Plateau
World Heritage Sites in Russia hasExample Putorana Plateau
Putoransky State Nature Reserve locatedIn Putorana Plateau
Putoransky State Nature Reserve partOf Putorana Plateau lake system
linked to: Putorana Plateau