Siberian Lakes

Lakes and wetlands fill shallow depressions across the North Siberian lowland, between the Putorana Plateau and the Taimyr Peninsula. The ground remains permanently frozen beneath a thin layer that thaws in summer. Rivers cross the low plain towards the Khatanga and the Arctic, while tundra and forest-tundra cover the surrounding land. Ice lasts through the long winter and the northern waters open only during a brief summer.