Putoran Mountains — The Putoran Mountains are a range of mountains on the nortwestern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau, in an area also known as the Putoran Plateau. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Kamen which stands 1,700m above sea level.The nearest … Wikipedia
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
Central Siberian Plateau — The Central Siberian Plateau ( ru. Среднесибирское плоскогорье) is made up of sharply demarcated surfaces of varying altitudes occupying most of Siberia between the Yenisei and Lena rivers. It extends over an area of 3.5 million km². The highest… … Wikipedia
Norilsk — (English) Норильск (Russian) City … Wikipedia
snow sheep — ▪ mammal wild sheep belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (family Bovidae (bovid), order Artiodactyla (artiodactyl)), which is distributed throughout the mountain regions of eastern Siberia and is closely related to North American species… … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Geography of Russia — The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the super continent of Eurasia. Because of its size, Russia displays both monotony and diversity. As with its topography, its climates, vegetation, and soils span vast distances.cite… … Wikipedia
Yenisey River — River, western Russia. One of the longest rivers in Asia, it rises in the borderland of south central Russia and Mongolia and flows along the edge of the West Siberian Plain to empty into the Kara Sea. Along its course it receives numerous… … Universalium
Putorana Plateau — The Putorana Plateau (Russian: плато Путорана) or the Putorana Mountains is a high lying basalt plateau, a mountainous area at the northwestern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau, to the south from Taymyr Peninsula. The highest mountain in the… … Wikipedia
Central Siberian Plateau — ▪ plateau, Russia Russian Srednesibirskoye Ploskogorye vast upland area, north central Siberia, Russia. The plateau occupies an area of 600,000 square miles (1,500,000 square km). It is situated in Krasnoyarsk kray (region), Sakha, and… … Universalium
