Yedoma
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This article is about a type of permafrost soil. For the rural localities in Russia, see Yedoma (rural locality).
Yedoma /ˈjɛdəmə/ (Russian: е́дома) is an organic-rich (about 2% carbon by mass) Pleistocene-age permafrost with ice content of 50–90% by volume.[1] Yedoma are abundant in the cold regions of eastern Siberia, such as northern Yakutia, as well as in Alaska and the Yukon.[2]
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