The source of the Lena River, one of Russia's longest, lies less than 10 miles from this huge Siberian lake
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Russia - Encyclopedia of the Nations  Longest distances: 4,000 kilometers (2,400 miles) from north to south; 10,000 ... are generally less than 30 centimeters (12 inches) in extreme northeastern Siberia. ... The eastern coastline of Russia lies on the Pacific Ocean and its seas, .... Snow and ice in the warmer regions, where the rivers have their sources, thaw well...
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Lake Baikal - Wikipedia  Lake Baikal is a rift lake in Russia, located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, containing .... In total, fewer than 60 native fish species are in the lake, but more than half of these are endemic.
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J! Archive - Show #4852, aired 2005-10-18  Michigan claims the nation's oldest one, starting in 1849; don't miss the pig .... The source of the Lena River, one of Russia's longest, lies less than 10 miles from...
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Geography of Russia - Wikipedia  The geography of Russia describes the geographic features of Russia, a country extending .... The West Siberian Plain, which is the world's largest, extends east from the Urals ... Less than one percent of Russia's population lives in this zone. .... which extends eastward from the Yenisei River valley to the Lena River valley.
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Chapter 14  This vast distance spans 11 time zones, contains 9 mountain ranges, and ... Another large body of water, Lake Baikal (byKAHL), lies in southern Siberia. ... Some of the world's longest rivers flow through Russia, draining a large ... Temperatures are warmer at the rivers' sources in the south than at their mouths in the north.
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Lake Baikal - Wikipedia  Lake Baikal is a rift lake in Russia, located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water .... In total, fewer than 60 native fish species are in the lake, but more than half of...
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Trans-Siberian Railway - Wikipedia  The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East. With a length of 9,289 km (5,772 mi), it is the longest railway line in the world. There are connecting branch lines into Mongolia, China and North Korea. It has connected Moscow with Vladivostok since 1916, and is still being ... It was built between 1891 and 1916 under the supervision of Russian...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES  Oct 22, 2013 ... on the relevance of the Donbas [1] for the Soviet economy, I kept staring ... The border between Russia and North Korea runs down the middle of the ... hundred feet across, occupies the east bank of the Tumen, following its .... long range that forms the watershed between the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and...
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Lakes - 2 | Britannica.com  Results 1 - 100 of 274 ... Lake Alakol has a drainage basin of about 26,500 square miles ... sea level and is situated 600 miles (966 km) east of the Aral Sea. ... It is situated 3,200 feet (975 m) above sea level in the Great Rift ... Biwa, Lake largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga ken (prefecture), west-central Honshu.
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Siberia  Siberia (Russian Sibir'), vast region comprising the Asian portion of Russia as ... is even larger than Canada, which is the second largest country in the world after Russia. ... Between the Yenisey and Lena rivers lies the Central Siberian Plateau, with ... And to the east is a complex system of mountain ranges and uplands...
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Free Flashcards about SEAS OF THE WORLD - StudyStack  THE YUKON RIVER FLOWS NORTHWEST INTO ALASKA BEFORE EMPTYING .... THE NEMAN RIVER, LITHUANIA'S LONGEST, BEGINS IN BELARUS AND...
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Brain Fitness Jeopardy - Round 1 Jeopardy Template - JeopardyLabs  River Mentioned Most often in the Bible, Scottish Word for Lake, Longest river in the world, American river only 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi.
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10 Largest Lakes in the World - WorldAtlas.com  Jul 22, 2016 ... Lakes are bodies of water located completely inland, independent and ... Not only is The Great Slave Lake the 10th largest lake in the-world, it's also North America's deepest ... is the southernmost lake inside the East African Rift Lake system. ... Lake Baikal is the world's largest ice-free freshwater lake, and...
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Deepest Lake in the World - Deepest Lake in the United States  Lake Baikal in Russia is the world's deepest lake and Crater Lake in Oregon is the ... It is an estimated 5,387 feet deep (1,642 meters), and its bottom is ... Lake Baikal map: Lake Baikal is located in southern Siberia near the city if Irkutsk. ... depth of a lake can change is with Lake Baikal, which is located over a continental rift.
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Russia Drainage - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural ...  The Volga, Europe's longest river, is by far Russia's most important ... Russia has thousands of rivers and inland bodies of water, providing it with one of ... through sparsely populated territory and into the Arctic and Pacific oceans. ... Because only small parts of Russia are south of 50 north latitude and more than half of the...
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FSOT: World Geography Flashcards | Quizlet  The Aral Sea was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south. ... and highlands that runs about 3,000 kilometres from northern Queensland, through ... The official boundary between the U.S. and Russia lies at the tip of the black ... point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
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J! Archive - Show #3848, aired 2001-05-02  At the point where it enters the Caspian Sea, this Russian river is 92 feet ... Colombia's Gulf of Uraba is the southernmost extremity of this sea...
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Trans-Siberian Railway - Wikipedia  The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East. With a length of 9,289 kilometres (5,772 miles), it is the...
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23:00 Russians boldly go to the bottom of the world's deepest lake  Jul 29, 2008 ... Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and holds the largest ... which will involve about 160 dives over the next two years, will have an ... Lake Baikal, known as the blue eye of Siberia, is considered one of the ... In winter, when the lake's surface is frozen, it is possible to see 40 feet down into the lake.
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BaltiCCycle Tours - BaltiCCycle  Russian legend tells that when God was flying above the Siberia, his hands ... It is the largest body of fresh water, which includes 1/5 of the Earth's fresh ... Although Baikal does not have the largest area, it has the size of Belgium (around 31.500 km.) ... The Locals also call it "Holy Sea", "Sacred Lake" and "Spiritual Waters.
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Trans-Siberian Railway | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing ...  Trans-Siberian line in red; BaikalAmur Mainline in green ..... With a length of 9,289 km (5,772 mi), it is the longest railway line in the world. There are connecting...