Orda – a cave in the south-western outskirts of the village of Orda Perm, on the left bank of the river Kungur. Embedded in gypsum and anhydrite of the Permian age. Consists of “dry” and the underwater part. The length of the dry part is 300 meters underwater – 4600 meters. To date, Orda Cave […]
Manpupuner rock formations
The Manpupuner rock formations (Man-Pupu-Nyer; Мань-Пупу-нёр) or the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations or Poles of the Komi Republic are a set of 7 gigantic abnormally shaped stone pillars located north of the Ural mountains in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic. These monoliths are around 30 to 42 m high and jut out […]
The Catherine Palace summer residence of the Russian tsars
The Catherine Palace was the Rococo summer residence of the Russian tsars, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 25 km south-east of St. Petersburg, Russia. At this time: Museum. Opened for tourists. Catherine’s Palace, once belonging to Catherine I, Rastrelli began to rebuild when Elizaveta Petrovna. Six times to destroy it before the […]
Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg
The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. At this time: Museum. Opened for tourists. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great’s original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and […]
Gatchina Palace
The Great Gatchina Palace. Imperial residence. At this time: Museum. Opened for tourists. The former Imperial residence Gatchina is approximately in forty-five kilometers to the South-West of St. Petersburg. The Great Gatchina Palace was built in 1766–1781 in Gatchina town (Russia) by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov who was a favourite of Ekaterina […]
Kronotsky Nature Reserve
Kronotsky Nature Reserve (also: Kronotsky Biosphere Zapovednik) is a nature area reserved for the study of natural sciences in the remote Russian Far East, on the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. It was created in 1934 and its current boundary contains an area of 10,990 km2 (4,240 sq mi). It also has Russia’s only geyser […]
Kizimen is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
Kizimen is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The volcano was in a dormant state since an eruption in 1929, but on 2 September 2009 it was reported by Georgina Cooper for the Reuters news agency that the crater lake temperature had risen 10 degrees Celsius in a week and […]
Bezymianny is an active stratovolcano in Kamchatka
VarninG! visit the active stratovolcano without special equipment is not recommended! Bezymianny (Russian: БезымÑнный — lit. unnamed) is an active stratovolcano in Kamchatka, Russia. Prior to its noted 1955-56 eruption, Bezymianny volcano had been considered extinct. The modern Bezymianny volcano, much smaller in size than its massive neighbors Kamen and Kliuchevskoi, was formed about 4700 […]
Kamchatka Peninsula. There are people with a spirit of adventure and taste for discovery.
The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and Karaginsky Island constitute the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. The vast majority of the 322,079 inhabitants are Russians, but there are also about 8,743 Koryaks (2002). More than half of the population lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (179,526 people in 2010) and nearby Yelizovo (38,980). The Kamchatka peninsula contains […]
Kamchatka Peninsula the great place for Eco-Tourism
The Kamchatka Peninsula (Russian: полуоÌÑтров КамчаÌтка, poluostrov Kamchatka) is a 1,250-kilometre (780 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi). It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula […]
Kamchatka Bezy Kliyu Kamen
Kamchatka volcanoes: Klyuchevskaya Sopka (top), Bezymianny (bottom), both in activity, and the Kamen (middle). Kamen (translated from Russian: “Stone”) is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, flanked by Bezymianny and Kluchevskaya. It is the second highest volcano of Kamchatka. Kamen Volcano is located in the heart of Klyuchevskaya volcano group. […]
Pekulneyskoe lake
Pekulneyskoe lake – the largest lake, lagoon-type fjord on the northern spurs of the Koryak Highlands – located in Anadyr region of Chukotka. Surface area is 435 km ². Separated from the Bering Sea system alluvial braid. Has stock in the sea over the river Main. Connected by channels with neighboring lake Vaamochka. The northern […]
Lake Pyaozero
Lake Pyaozero (Russian: ПÑозеро, Finnish: Pääjärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at 66.0833333°N 30.9666667°E and has an area of 659 km². There are many islands on the lake with total area of 186 km². Among the rivers that flow into lake Pyaozero is […]
Lake Imandra, International 100 kilometer race on kites.
Imandra (Russian: Имандра, Finnish: Imantero) is a lake in the south-western part of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, slightly beyond the Arctic circle. It is located 127 m above sea level; its area is about 876 km², maximum depth is 67 m. The shape of the shore line is complicated. There are a […]
Lake Labaz
Lake Labaz (Russian word Labaz can be translated as “storage shed” ) is a large freshwater lake in Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia. It is located at 72.3°N 99.6666667°E and has an area of 470 km². Boganida River flows from the lake. Lake Labaz – a large freshwater lake in the Taimyr Dolgan-Nenets Autonomous […]
Lake Krasnoye (Chukotka)
Lake Krasnoye is the biggest lake in Anadyrsky Liman, situated in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is located in the extreme north-east of Russiaand occupies the whole Chukchi Peninsula, a part of continent and a number of islands (Vrangel, Iron, Ratmanov and others ). payday loans online usa Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is washed by […]
Lake Kulundinskoye
Lake Kulundinskoye (located at 53°0′N 79°30′E) is located on the southern edge of the much larger West Siberian Plain of south-central Russia. This lake, along with many other lakes in the region, exhibits a wide array of colors. The variations in color suggest that each lake is at a different stage of eutrophication. Lake Kulundinskoye […]
Lake Segozero
Lake Segozero (Russian: Сегозеро, Finnish: Seesjärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at 63.3°N 33.75°E. Segezha River is a major outflow from Segozero and it empties to Vygozero. After the hydroelectric power plant was built on Segezha River the surface area of Segozero have […]
Lake Ilmen
Lake Ilmen is a historically important lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia, formerly a vital part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of Novgorod lies six kilometers below the lake’s outflow. Lake Ilmen, Ilmen, Lake [Credit: Sergei Rubliov]lake in Novgorod oblast (province), northwestern Russia. Lake Ilmen occupies the […]
Muztagh Ata
Muztagh Ata, or Muztagata , is the second highest (7546 metres) of the mountains which form the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau (not the second highest of the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau). It is sometimes regarded as being part of the Kunlun Shan, although physically it is more closely connected to the Pamirs. […]