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Transbaikal, Trans-Baikal, Transbaikalia (Russian: Забайка́лье, romanized: Zabaykal'ye, IPA: [zəbɐjˈkalʲjɪ]), or Dauria (Даурия, Dauriya) is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal in Far Eastern Russia.
The ecoregion is centered on the Yablonoi Mountains, a range that reaches heights of 1,600 m (5,200 ft), and runs southwest to northeast, parallel to Lake Baikal.The western edge of the region is the eastern shore of Lake Baikal and the Barguzin mountain range.
River Karenga, another tributary of the Vitim, separates the Chersky Range from the Yablonoi Mountains, which run roughly parallel to it. The highest point of the range is 1,644 meters (5,394 ft) high Golets Chingikhan (Голец Чингикан), a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak, located in the central part. [2] [3]
The Transbaikal Bald Mountain tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1112) covers the high-altitude peak zones above the treeline in a series of mountain ranges that stretch from the northern reaches of Lake Baikal to the western coastal ranges of the Okhotsk Sea. Floral communities are those of mountain tundra, with bare rock or permafrost under layers ...
This map was created from OpenStreetMap project data, ... (Transbaikalia) Chikokon Range; Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai ... Kodar Mountains; Kokuy; Krasnokamensk ...
The Yablonoi Mountains stretch for about 650 kilometres (400 mi) in a northeast–southwest direction. They rise mostly in the western part of the Zabaikalsky Krai, with a small section in the southeastern part of Buryatia. The width of the range varies between 20 kilometres (12 mi) and 120 kilometres (75 mi).
The area is one of pine forests, mountain, steppe, and alpine meadows. [8] The climate of Chikoy is Subarctic climate, dry winter (Köppen climate classification subarctic climate. This climate is characterized by mild summers (only 1–3 months above 10 °C (50.0 °F)) and cold winters having monthly precipitation less than one-tenth of the ...
No Peak Country Elevation (m) Prominence (m) Col (m) 1 Klyuchevskaya Sopka Russia 4,750 4,649: 101 2 Shiveluch Russia 3,307 3,168: 139 3 Ichinsky Russia 3,607 3,125