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The Siberian branch of the Russian Geographical Society was founded at the same time in Irkutsk, and afterwards became a permanent centre for the exploration of Siberia; while the opening of the Amur and Sakhalin attracted Richard Maack, Schmidt, Glehn, Gustav Radde, and Leopold von Schrenck, who created works on the flora, fauna, and ...
A Map History of Russia (Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1974), new topical maps. Channon, John, and Robert Hudson. The Penguin historical atlas of Russia (Viking, 1995), new topical maps. Chew, Allen F. An atlas of Russian history: eleven centuries of changing borders (Yale UP, 1970), new topical maps. Gilbert, Martin.
Natural history of Siberia (2 C, 6 P) R. Russian exiles in Siberia (1 C, 6 P) S. Siberian internees (22 P) Khanate of Sibir (12 P) T. Tunguska event (25 P)
Date: 30 June 1908; 116 years ago (): Time: 07:17: Location: Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire: Coordinates: 1]: Cause: Probable meteor air burst of small asteroid or comet: Outcome: Flattened 2,150 km 2 (830 sq mi) of forest Devastation to local plants and animals: Deaths: Up to 3 possible [2]: Property damage: A few damaged buildings: The Tunguska event was a ...
Through Siberia by Accident: A Small Slice of Autobiography is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was first published by John Murray in 2005. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Discusses pivotal events in the history of Siberia; Examines the effects on Siberia of the fall of Communism at the end of the twentieth century; Breathtaking photography of the area's natural beauty; Interviews with historians and scholars; Interviews with residents of Siberia. A DVD containing the documentary was released in 2004.
Portal:Siberia/Facts/1 . The Azerbaijani geologist Farman Salmanov, who discovered huge oil fields of Western Siberia in 1961, was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor at the unusually young age of 37. NASA terraforming expert Christopher McKay has explored the Gobi Desert, Siberia and Antarctica to study extremophilic life forms.
About 2.5 billion years ago (in the Siderian Period), Siberia was part of a continent called Arctica, along with the Canadian Shield.Around 1.1 billion years ago (in the Stenian Period), Siberia became part of the supercontinent of Rodinia, a state of affairs which lasted until the Tonian about 750 million years ago when it broke up, and Siberia became part of the landmass of Protolaurasia.