Baikal Mountains

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Not to be confused with Primorsky Range.
Baikal Mountains
Байкальский хребет
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View of the mountains
Highest point
PeakMount Chersky
Elevation2,572 m (8,438 ft)
Geography
Baikal Mountains is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Baikal Mountains
CountryRussia
Federal SubjectBuryatia,
Irkutsk Oblast
Range coordinates55°00′N 108°00′E / 55.000°N 108.000°E / 55.000; 108.000Coordinates: 55°00′N 108°00′E / 55.000°N 108.000°E / 55.000; 108.000
Parent rangeSouth Siberian Mountains

The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (Russian: Байкальский хребет, Bajkaljskij hrebet; Buryat: Байгалай дабаан, Baigalai dabaan) are a mountain range that rises steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.[1] The highest peak in the range is 2,572 m high Mount Chersky, named after Polish explorer Jan Czerski.[2]

Geography[]

The Baikal Mountains are connected with the Primorsky Range to the south, which also stretches along the lakeshore. These mountains are the origin of the Lena River. The Lena-Angara Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau, lies to the west of the Baikal Mountains.[3]

Flora[]

The mountain slopes near Lake Baikal are densely wooded with grey alder, Eurasian aspen, downy birch, Siberian larch, Siberian fir, Scots pine, and Siberian spruce.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Biakado-Lensky". Center for Nature Conservation - Wild Russia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
  2. ^ Природа Байкала - гора Черского (in Russian)
  3. ^ Google Earth
  4. ^ "Images of the Baikal from various sources". Retrieved 2006-10-23.

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