YAKUTIAN TERMOCARS
Thermcars are widespread in the permafrost zone. They are formed as a result of the development of a complex of destructive cryogenic processes (thermodenudation) on slopes composed of ice rich deposits. This work presents some field observations on the morphology, structure and dynamics of thermocars in Yakutia. The main characteristics of thermocars on the banks of the Vilyui and Aldan rivers, the peculiarities of the formation of the Batagai thermo - erosion ravine are considered. For the first time, information is given about a unique thermocar in the valley of the Suntar River (Indigirka river basin), formed in 2014 from initially frozen moraine deposits.