Baikal Mountains rise steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.[1] East of the Western Siberian Plain is the Central Siberian Plateau, bounded on the south by the Eastern Sayan Mountains and the Baikal Mountains. On the north the land descends to the North Siberian Lowland. These mountains, including the Baikal Mountains, are the line dividing Russia into Asian and European sections.[2] The Baikal Mountains are the origin of the Lena River, south of the Central Siberian Plateau. The mountains around Lake Baikal are densely wooded with alder, aspen, birch, larch, Siberian fir, pine, spruce and scotch pine.[3] The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Siberian Federal District (dark red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) Siberia (Russian: , Sibir’; Tatar: Seber) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of Northern Asia. ... The Central Siberian Plateau (ru: Среднесиби́рское плоского́рье) is a part of Siberia. ... The Sayan Mountains (Russian, Sayanskiy Khrebet) is a mountain range in southern Siberia, Asia, forming the eastern continuation of the Sailughem or Altay range, stretching from 89° E to 106° E. Orographically they are the N border-ridge of the plateau of NW Mongolia, and separate that region from Siberia. ... The Lena River (Russian: ЛеÌна) in Siberia is the 10th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed. ... The Central Siberian Plateau (ru: Среднесиби́рское плоского́рье) is a part of Siberia. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Baikal is famous for unique clarity of its waters and diversity of flora and fauna.
Baikal is considered to be a future ocean; in several million years there will be a new great ocean all over Asia and Baikal is a starting point for this ocean.
Baikal is one of the oldest lakes on the earth, the lake is considered to be 25-30 Mln years old.
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