What is Alas (geography)?
[[File:381_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD.jpg|thumb|right|Alas Mamykan near Mayya]] '''Alas''' is a [[landform]] that is a little bit lower than the [[surface]] around it. It mainly occurs in [[Yakutia]]. An alas first develops as a shallow [[lake]]. The lake eventually dries out and is replaced by [[grass]] and other [[Plant|plants]]. Alases are often used as a [[pasture]] for [[Horse|horses]]. They are common in the [[Central Yakutian Lowland]]. The largest alas in the world is [[Myuryu]], found in [[Ust-Aldan District]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWkXAAAAIAAJ&q=%D0%9C%D1%8E%D1%80%D1%8E|title=Ėvoli︠u︡t︠s︡ii︠a︡ alasov T︠S︡entralʹnoĭ I︠A︡kutii|last=Bosikov|first=Nikolaĭ Petrovich|date=1991|publisher=In-t merzlotovedenii︠a︡ SO AN SSSR|isbn=978-5-7623-0283-8|language=ru}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Geography-stub}} [[Category:Landforms]] [[Category:Geography of Russia]]