Administratively it is mostly within the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), with a small sector in the Irkutsk Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.

[2] There are spectacularly eroded rock formations composed of gypsum-bearing and saline limestone, dolomite and, in some places sandstone, in different spots of the plateau.

Elevations become slightly higher towards the south of the plateau, reaching a maximum height of 700 metres (2,300 ft) at an unnamed summit.

[6] The Namana, Keyikte, Buotama, Menda, Suola, Kenkeme, Bappagay, Tonguo, Botomoyu, Kempendyay, Tatta, Tamma, Peleduy, Nyuya, Pilyuda, Ichera, Chona, Sinyaya, Chyna, Markha, Namyldzhylakh, Lungkha, Khatyng-Yuryakh, Tyugyuene, Ulakhan-Botuobuya, Malaya Botuobuya, Matta, Biryuk, Cherendey, Ura, Sitte and Lyutenge are some of the watercourses having their source in the plateau.

[6] The plateau is characterized by a harsh continental climate, with long cold winters and sparse amounts of snow.