Baikal Mountains
Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain range The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (Template:Langx, Baykalskiy khrebet; Template:Langx, 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 Russian explorer Ivan Chersky.[2]
Geography
The Baikal Mountains are connected with the Primorsky Range to the south, which also stretches along the lakeshore. The Akitkan Range, part of the North Baikal Highlands, is a northern extension of the mountain chain. 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
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- ↑ Google Earth
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