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Incredibly beautiful ice of the deepest lake on the planet
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Baikal is a lake of tectonic origin in the southern part of Eastern Siberia, the deepest lake in the world, the largest natural reservoir of fresh water (23615.39 cubic km which is about 19% of the world’s fresh water reserves in lakes). Local residents usually call it the Baikal Sea.
Lake Baikal is located in the center of the Asian continent on the border of the Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia. The lake stretches from north-east to south-west by 620 km in the form of a giant crescent. Baikal width ranges from 24 to 79 km.
Tags: Buryat Republic · Irkutsk oblast
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Picturesque landscapes of Buryatia nature
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
The following nice pictures were captured during the trip along highway M-55 (Buryatia Republic) on the way to Chita city by Victor Borisov.
Tags: Buryat Republic · landscapes
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Sayany mountains trip picturesque sceneries
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Sayany is a general name for two systems of mountains located in the Southern Siberia. Here is the photo report of the expedition to Eastern Sayany located in Buryat Republic of Russia. The photos were captured by shtish (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: Buryat Republic · landscapes
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The off-road expedition around Lake Baikal
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Nature, Travel, Video
The following video was captured on the most difficult part of the trip called “110 zimnik”.
Tags: Buryat Republic