Fishing on the Putorana Plateau

Putorana is the northernmost and one of the oldest plateaus in the world of volcanic origin. More than 252 million years ago, this place was a huge volcano, according to scientists — the largest on Earth. The lava it spewed for two million years formed the plateau's topography, basalt mountains formed by lava flows are found throughout the Central Siberian Plateau. But the Putorana Plateau is the only large area entirely composed of basalt. In 2003, the Putorana Plateau was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. What's interesting here: The tundra is huge, silent mountains, deep canyons, and almost at every step — waterfalls, streams and rivers. Waterfalls. There are thousands of them on the plateau, more than anywhere else on Earth. And at the same time, their exact number is unknown, moreover, they are not described or studied. So you have every chance to find a new waterfall and call it by your name. In addition, many local waterfalls have a well-deserved prefix " the most»: * Talnikovy-the highest in Eurasia (482 m) * Kandinsky-the highest waterfall in Russia (108 m) * Bolshoy Kureysky-the most powerful waterfall in Russia. * Oransky-the widest waterfall in Russia (and the most picturesque). Lakes. In the lakes of Putorana, salmon is perfectly caught. There are grayling, whitefish, char, Valek, taimen, lenok-you can't leave without a catch. In total, there are more than 25,000 lakes. The largest and deepest is Lake Khantai. The most beautiful lake is considered Kutaramakan. Among other popular lakes: Lama, glubokoe, Dupkun, Ayan, dog, keta. By the way, it is on Putoran that the geographical center of Russia is located-Lake Vivi.