Tunguska Plateau

{{Short description|Landform in Central Siberia}}

{{Infobox mountain range

| name=Tunguska Plateau

| other_name= Тунгусское плато

| photo=

| photo_caption=

| country= Russia

| subdivision2_type=Federal subject

| subdivision2= Krasnoyarsk Krai

| borders_on= Yenisei Range

| highest= Unnamed

| elevation_m= 866

| coordinates=

| length_km= 600

| width_km= 300

| area_km2=

| range_coordinates= {{coord|65|0|N|92|0|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates_ref=

| parent= Central Siberian Plateau

| geology= {{enum|Sedimentary rock|Trap rock|tuff intrusions}}

| age= Paleozoic

| orogeny=

| map= Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai

| map_caption= Location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

| easiest_route= From Turukhansk

}}

The Tunguska Plateau ({{langx|ru|Тунгусское плато|Tungusskoye plato}}) is a mountain plateau in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. It is a part of the Central Siberian Plateau. The plateau is located in a largely uninhabited area. This area (the village of Noginsk) was abandoned in 2006.{{cite web |title=Ногинск, Эвенкийский муниципальный район |url=http://www.evenkya.ru/infoeg/life/nash_noginsk.html |website=www.evenkya.ru}}

The Tunguska Plateau is named after the historical name of the Evenks.

==Geography==

The Tunguska Plateau is located in central Krasnoyarsk Krai. To the north it is limited by the Kureika River and to the south by the Stony Tunguska River.[http://endic.ru/enc_geo/Tungusskoe-plato-7184.html Geographic Encyclopedia - Tunguska Plateau] (in Russian) To the north and northeast rise the Putorana Mountains and to the east the border with the Syverma Plateau is not clearly defined. To the west the Tunguska Plateau descends quite abruptly towards the Yenisei River valley and to the southeast rises the Angara Range. The largest river having its sources in the plateau is the Bakhta, a right tributary of the Yenisei. Other rivers river flowing from it are: Erachimo, Nimde, Kochumdek, Tutonchana, Degali and Uchami (tributaries of the Lower Tunguska); and Stolbovaya and Kondroma (right tributaries of the Stony Tunguska).Google Earth

The average height of the Tunguska Plateau surface is between {{convert|600|m|sp=us}} and {{convert|800|m|sp=us}}. The slopes of the mountains are often stepped and river valleys tend to form deep canyons in some areas. The Lower Tunguska River crosses the plateau and divides it roughly into two halves. The highest point is a {{convert|962|m|ft}} high unnamed summit in the southern half of the northern part.