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Baraba Lowland
The Baraba steppe or Baraba Lowland (), is a plain in western Siberia. The Baraba Lowland is an important Russian agricultural region. Geography It stretches for across the Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers. Grassland steppe landscapes predominate, as well as sphagnum bogs and Solonchak grounds, although there are remnants of wooded areas. Barabinsk is the largest city in the lowland. Lakes Chany, Ubinskoye, Sartlan and Tandovo, are located in the Baraba steppe. The Kulunda Plain extends to the southeast. The border between both areas is not well defined. See also * Kurumbel Steppe * Baraba Tatars The Baraba (Siberian Tatar: параба, бараба, барама, бараба татарлар) are a sub-group of Siberian Tatars and the indigenous people of the Ob-Irtysh interfluve. After a strenuous resistance to Russian conquest and m ... References Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Grasslands of Russia Natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Siberian Plain
The West Siberian Plain (russian: За́падно-Сиби́рская равни́на ''Zapadno-Sibirskaya ravnina'') is a large plain that occupies the western portion of Siberia, between the Ural Mountains in the west and the Yenisei River in the east, and by the Altai Mountains on the southeast. Much of the plain is poorly drained and consists of some of the world's largest swamps and floodplains. Important cities include Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Tomsk, as well as Surgut and Nizhnevartovsk. Winters on the West Siberian Plain are harsh and long. The climate of most of the plain areas is either subarctic or continental. The plain had large petroleum and natural gas reserves. Most of Russia’s oil and gas production was extracted from this area during the 1970s and 80s. Geography The West Siberian Plain is located east of the Ural Mountains mostly in the territory of Russia. It is one of the Great Russian Regions and has been described as the world's largest un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barabinsk Steppe
The Baraba steppe or Baraba Lowland (), is a plain in western Siberia. The Baraba Lowland is an important Russian agricultural region. Geography It stretches for across the Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers. Grassland steppe landscapes predominate, as well as sphagnum bogs and Solonchak grounds, although there are remnants of wooded areas. Barabinsk is the largest city in the lowland. Lakes Chany, Ubinskoye, Sartlan and Tandovo, are located in the Baraba steppe. The Kulunda Plain extends to the southeast. The border between both areas is not well defined. See also * Kurumbel Steppe * Baraba Tatars The Baraba (Siberian Tatar: параба, бараба, барама, бараба татарлар) are a sub-group of Siberian Tatars and the indigenous people of the Ob-Irtysh interfluve. After a strenuous resistance to Russian conquest and m ... References Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Grasslands of Russia Natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Ubinskoye
Lake Ubinskoye (russian: Убинское озеро) is a freshwater lake located in the Baraba steppe in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, where it is divided between Ubinsky District in the west and Kargatsky District in the east. The name of the lake derives from Siberian Tatar ''ubu'', meaning swamp or marsh. During spring melt Lake Ubinskoye covers a maximum area of and is deep; during periods of low water it is only deep, and in October 2013 it was estimated from aerial imagery to cover . The lake drains an area of . Lake Ubinskoye is mainly fed by melting snow and usually has no outlet, but in the spring of some years it overflows into the Ubinke River, a tributary of the Om River. Lake Ubinskoye is an oval-shaped lake with gently sloping banks. The lake bottom consists of clayey sand covered by a thick layer of gray fine-grained silt.. There are several islands in the lake, the largest of which is called Medyakovsky. The western part of the Ubinskoye basin also contains a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landforms Of Novosibirsk Oblast
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Natural History Of Siberia
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Grasslands Of Russia
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other Herbaceous plant, herbs. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica and are found in most ecoregions of the Earth. Furthermore, grasslands are one of the largest biomes on earth and dominate the landscape worldwide. There are different types of grasslands: natural grasslands, semi-natural grasslands, and agricultural grasslands. They cover 31–69% of the Earth's land area. Definitions Included among the variety of definitions for grasslands are: * "...any plant community, including harvested forages, in which grasses and/or legumes make up the dominant vegetation." * "...terrestrial ecosystems dominated by herbaceous and shrub vegetation, and maintained by fire, grazing, drought and/or freezing temperatures." (Pilot Assessment of Global Ecosyst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, And Shrublands
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The predominant vegetation in this biome consists of grass and/or shrubs. The climate is temperate and ranges from Semi-arid climate, semi-arid to semi-humid. The habitat type differs from tropical grasslands in the annual temperature regime as well as the types of species found here. The habitat type is known as prairie in North America, pampas in South America, veld in Southern Africa and steppe in Asia. Generally speaking, these regions are devoid of trees, except for riparian or gallery forests associated with streams and rivers. Steppes/shortgrass prairies are short grasslands that occur in semi-arid climates. Tallgrass prairies are tall grasslands in areas of higher rainfall. Heath (habitat), Heaths and pastures are, respectively, low shrublands and grasslands where forest growth is hindered by human activity but not the climate. Tall grasslands, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baraba Tatars
The Baraba (Siberian Tatar: параба, бараба, барама, бараба татарлар) are a sub-group of Siberian Tatars and the indigenous people of the Ob-Irtysh interfluve. After a strenuous resistance to Russian conquest and much suffering at a later period from Kyrgyz and Kalmyk raids, they now live by agriculture — either in separate villages or along with Russians. Some of them still speak Baraba dialect of Siberian Tatar language. They traditionally live on the Baraba steppe. Population They were first mentioned as a separate ethnic group in the Russian Empire Census in 1897 and First All-Union Census of the Soviet Union in 1926. According to 1897 Census their population was 4,433. In 1926 there were 7,528 Baraba Tatars. Ethnographers estimated that their population reached 8,380 in 1971. According to the data of the Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, there were 8,000 Baraba Tatars in Novosibirsk Oblast in 2012. History Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurumbel Steppe
Kurumbel Steppe (russian: Курумбельская степь) is a steppe in Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts, Western Siberia, Russia. It is located between the Irtysh River and Lake Chany. The name comes from the former village of Kurumbel. Birds At least 126 species of birds nest here: demoiselle crane, little bustard, pallid harrier, red-footed falcon, black-winged pratincole, common crane etc. In spring and autumn, numerous Arctic and sub-Arctic migrant birds stop here for rest and feeding. Kurumbel steppe is of great international significance, for at least 5 bird species. Lakes Chany, Ulzhai, Chebakly, etc. Gallery Ozero Ulzhay 2010.jpg, Lake Ulzhai Kurumbel 02.jpg See also * Baraba steppe The Baraba steppe or Baraba Lowland (), is a plain in western Siberia. The Baraba Lowland is an important Russian agricultural region. Geography It stretches for across the Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers. G ... References {{coord mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulunda Plain
The Kulunda Steppe or Kulunda Plain (russian: Кулундинская равнина, kk, Құлынды даласы, ''Qūlyndy dalasy'') is an alluvial plain in Russia and Kazakhstan. It is an important agricultural region in Western Siberia. Geography The Steppe is located located between the Ob and Irtysh rivers in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, to the west of the Ob Plateau. Steppe landscapes predominate, especially in the north and east of the plain, which extends across the Altai Krai of Russia and the Pavlodar Oblast of Kazakhstan, with a small northern section in the Novosibirsk Oblast, as well as small southern part in the East Kazakhstan Oblast.Кулундинская степь '' |
Tandovo
Tandovo (russian: Тандово) is a lake in Barabinsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, south-central Russia. Google Earth Its waters are slightly saline. The Sugun Peninsula is a tongue of land projecting into the northern end of the lake from the northeastern shore. It is a protected area where rare plants grow . Geography With an area of Tandovo is one of the largest lakes in Novosibirsk Oblast. It is located in the Baraba Lowland, southern sector of the West Siberian Plain, SW of Barabinsk. The lake lies to the north of the northeastern end of Lake Chany, in the endorheic basin between the Ob and Irtysh rivers. In the northern half of the lake, the long and wide Sugun Peninsula almost cuts lake Tandovo in two. The banks of lake Tandovo are clifflike in places, reaching heights of to . The Tandovka river flows into the eastern shore of the lake. Its waters freeze in early November and the lake stays under ice until May. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Sartlan
Lake Sartlan (russian: Озеро Сартлан) is an endorheic hyposaline lake in the Baraba steppe of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. Sartlan has a surface area of 238 km2 (92 sq mi). It is the third largest lake in Novosibirsk Oblast after Lake Chany and Lake Ubinskoye. It has an average depth of about 3 m and a maximum depth of 6 m. In 1948 and 1984, cases of Haff disease Haff disease is the development of rhabdomyolysis (swelling and breakdown of skeletal muscle, with a risk of acute kidney failure) within 24 hours of ingesting fish. History The disease was first described in 1924 in the vicinity of Königsberg, ... were recorded near the lake. It is also known as Sartlan disease. Gallery Sartlan2.jpg References Sartlan Sartlan Sartlan {{NovosibirskOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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