TAG | Irkutsk oblast

Dec/10

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Uzury area of Olkhon Island, Baikal Lake

2 Comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel

Olkhon is the largest island of Baikal Lake, Irkutsk oblast with the land area of about 730 sq. km. And Uzury is a very little settlement (about 10 people) located on the eastern side of Olkhon which main purpose is to maintain the weather station. The photos were captured by Dmitry Yurlagin (all the pictures are clickable).

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Tags: Baikal · Irkutsk oblast · Olkhon Island

Nov/10

8

The trip to Olkhon Island, Baikal Lake

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Olkhon is the largest island of Baikal Lake, Irkutsk oblast with the land area of about 730 sq. km. Here is the photo report of the trip to the island (base camp map location). The photos were captured by shtish (all the pictures are clickable).

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Tags: Baikal · Irkutsk oblast · Olkhon Island

Aug/10

25

Circum-Baikal Railway Sceneries

1 Comment · Posted by DeIntegro in History, Nature, Photos, Travel

Circum-Baikal Railway is a historic railroad located in Irkutsk oblast of Russia. In the past the railroad was the part of famous Trans-Siberian Railway. The railway is a monument of engineering and is one of the attractions of the region. The photos were captured by Stepanov Slava.