Baikal Mountains

Baikal Mountains

The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range ( _ru. Байкальский хребет) rise steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia. [cite web | url=http://www.wild-russia.org/bioregion10/10-baikalo.htm | title=Biakado-Lensky | publisher=Center for Nature Conservation - Wild Russia
accessdate=2006-10-23 ] The Central Siberian Plateau is bounded on the south by the Eastern Sayan Mountains and the Baikal Mountains.

The Baikal Mountains are the origin of the Lena River. The mountains around Lake Baikal are densely wooded with Grey Alder, Eurasian Aspen, Downy Birch, Siberian Larch, Siberian Fir, Scots Pine, and Siberian Spruce. [cite web | url=http://www.irkutsk.org/baikal/gallery2.htm | title=Images of the Baikal from various sources | publisher= | accessdate=2006-10-23]

Its highest peak is the Chersky Mountain (2572 m) named after the Polish explorer, Jan Czerski.

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* [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthkam.ucsd.edu%2Fpublic%2Fabout%2Fslideshows%2FImageSlideShow.swf&ei=aoo9RcGrGIfUwAKIvei-Aw&sig=__8RXXnWYnHcIjMWxNmClWyhITFqA=&sig2=_8oHK89jRCLlFvWQA0BFAABaikal Baikal Mountains]
* [http://www.traveleastrussia.com/buryatia.html The Republic of Buryatia]
* [http://www.magicbaikal.ru/album-en/burkhan/pages/baikal-40f10.htm Photo]
* [http://www.irkutsk.org/baikal/gallery2.htm Photos of lake and mountain areas]


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