Dzhugdzhur

The Aldan Highlands extend across southern Yakutia between the Lena and the Stanovoy Range. Rivers have divided the ancient upland into plateaus, hills and ridges, while coniferous forest covers much of the lower country. Streams from these heights feed the Aldan and Olyokma, both tributaries of the Lena. The long and severe winters of the interior shape a landscape of frozen ground, snow and northern taiga.