Russia
Russian Far East
Yakutia

Batagaika crater

The Batagaika crater is a thermokarst depression in the area. The largest known permafrost crater in the world, it is within the , , in its .
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  • Type: Crater with an elevation of 298 metres
  • Description: thermokarst depression in Russia
  • Also known as: “Batagaika” and “Batagaika Crater”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ese-Khayya.

Village
is an urban locality in of the , , located 20 kilometers from , the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 239.

Batagaika crater

Latitude
67.58095° or 67° 34′ 51″ north
Longitude
134.77221° or 134° 46′ 20″ east
Elevation
298 metres (978 feet)
Open location code
9QVPHQJC+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4230101409
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­crater
Geo­Names ID
11468528
Wiki­data ID
Q24457233
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Satellite Map

Discover Batagaika crater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Western Panjabi—“Batagaika crater” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Batagaika Megaslump”
  • Bavarian: “Batagaika-Krater”
  • Bavarian: “Batagaika”
  • Catalan: “Cràter de Batagaika”
  • Chinese: “巴塔盖卡坑”
  • Czech: “Batagajka”
  • Czech: “Batagajský kráter”
  • Dutch: “Batagaika-krater”
  • Estonian: “Batagaika kraater”
  • Finnish: “Batagaikan kraatteri”
  • French: “Cratère de Batagaika”
  • Georgian: “ბატაგაიკის კრატერი”
  • German: “Batagaika Megaslump”
  • German: “Batagaika-Krater”
  • German: “Batagaika”
  • Hebrew: “מכתש בטאגייקה”
  • Irish: “Cráitéar Batagaika”
  • Japanese: “バタガイカ・クレーター”
  • Korean: “바타가이카 분화구”
  • Persian: “دهانه باتاگایکا”
  • Russian: “Батагайка”
  • Russian: “кратер Батагайка”
  • Spanish: “Batagaika”
  • Spanish: “Crater de Batagaika”
  • Spanish: “Cráter de Batagaika”
  • Swedish: “Batagaikakrater”
  • Swiss German: “Batagaika Megaslump”
  • Swiss German: “Batagaika-Krater”
  • Swiss German: “Batagaika”
  • Tamil: “படகைக்கா பள்ளம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Батагайка”
  • Urdu: “باٹاگائیکا آتش فشاں”
  • Western Panjabi: “باٹاگائیکا آتش فشاں”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Batagaika crater”. Photo: NASA, Public domain.