Barguzin Range
Encyclopedia
Barguzin Range is a range in Buryatia, Russia
along the North-Eastern shore of Baikal
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Its length is 280 km, height up to 2,840 m. It is mostly covered by larch
taiga
. The range bounds the Barguzin Valley from the North-West. A part of the Barguzin Preserve is located on the Western slopes of the range.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
along the North-Eastern shore of Baikal
Baikal
Baykal commonly refers to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.Baykal or Baikal may also refer to:-Russia:*Baykal, Irkutsk Oblast, an urban-type settlement*Baykal, Aurgazinsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, a village...
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Its length is 280 km, height up to 2,840 m. It is mostly covered by larch
Larch
Larches are conifers in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. Growing from 15 to 50m tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains further south...
taiga
Taiga
Taiga , also known as the boreal forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests.Taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome. In North America it covers most of inland Canada and Alaska as well as parts of the extreme northern continental United States and is known as the Northwoods...
. The range bounds the Barguzin Valley from the North-West. A part of the Barguzin Preserve is located on the Western slopes of the range.