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In 1641, Verkholensk was founded on the upper Lena. In 1643, Kurbat Ivanov went further up the Lena and became the first Russian to see Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island. Half his party under Skorokhodov remained on the lake, reached the Upper Angara at its northern tip, and wintered on the Barguzin River on the northeast side. [citation needed]
Steep mountains line its eastern shore, and at 1,276 m (4,186 ft) above sea level, Mount Zhima is the highest point on the island, peaking at 818 m (2,684 ft) above the water level of Lake Baikal. The island is large enough to have its own lakes, and features a combination of taiga, steppe and even a small desert. A deep strait separates the ...
The coastal strip includes the lake-facing slopes of the Primorsky Range to the west, as well as offshore islands such as Olkhon Island to the east. It is about 50 km southeast of the city of Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast. The park is managed with three other nature reserves, and is a major component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Lake Baikal". [1]
The "island" is spearhead-shaped, 56 km long and 20 km wide, with a sharp tip (at ) pointing southwest and a blunter point at the otherA mountain ridge runs the whole length of the island; the highest point is the flat peak of Mount Markova [1] (altitude 1878 m, at ), a popular hiking destination with a scenic view of most of Lake Baikal
Ogoy (Russian: Ого́й from Buryat: Уһагγй - waterless) is the largest island in the Maloe More strait of Lake Baikal. It has an elongated shape, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) in length and 0.6 km (0.37 mi) in width. It is located between the Cape Shara-Shulun on the west coast of the Olkhon Island and Kurminskiy Bay on the western shore of Lake ...
The Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also known as Lake Baikal seal or Baikal nerpa, is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Like the Caspian seal, it is related to the Arctic ringed seal. The Baikal seal is one of the smallest true seals and the only exclusively freshwater pinniped species. [2]
The group of islands consists of four islands: One large island — Big Ushkan Island, 9.5 km² or 3.7 sq mi. Three islets: Long Ushkan Islet (1.25 km length), Thin Ushkan Islet (17 m height from Baikal's surface), and Round Ushkan Islet. The islands are mainly composed of ancient (pre-Cambrian) crystallic limestone, and covered with larch forest.
Islands of Lake Baikal (1 C, 3 P) P. Populated places on Lake Baikal (47 P) T. ... Pages in category "Lake Baikal" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of ...