|
North Baikal Highlands
The North Baikal Highlands ( rus, Северо-Байкальское нагорье; bua, Хойто-Байгалай хадалиг газар) '''' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.(in Russian) are a mountainous area in , Russia. Administratively the territory of the uplands is part of |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz
Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz ( Julian, O.S.: 23 May 1822, Danzig-Gdańsk – 17 September 1894; Gregorian, N.S.: 4 June 1822 - 29 September 1894,''Observatory'' (1894), p. 376. St. George's?; Buried: Tartu) (referred to mostly as Ludwig Schwarz), was a Baltic German astronomerAmur catalog entry of 2 maps. of Imperial Russia, explorer, and professor of astronomy at the University of Dorpat honored with the Konstantin MedalThe Konstantin Medal is named after Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, the first chairman of the Russian Geographical Society. of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society.Tartu Observatory profile re Schwarz, website. Schwarz also was a recipient of the Demidov PrizeThe Demidov Medal/Demidov Prize was an influencing forerunner to the Nobel Prize. of the Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg in 1865 for his work in geodesy. Palaeoarctic Siberian Asia Expeditions Following assignment by Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve as a field expedition astronome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitim River
The Vitim (russian: Витим; evn, Витым, ; sah, Виитим, ; Buryat and mn, Витим, ''Vitim'') is a major tributary of the Lena. Its source is east of Lake Baikal, at the confluence of rivers Vitimkan from the west and China from the east. The Vitim flows first south, bends eastwards and then northward in the Vitim Plateau. Then it flows north through the Stanovoy Highlands and the town of Bodaybo. Including river Vitimkan, its western source, it is long, and has a drainage basin of .Витим (река в Бурят. АССР) It is navigable from the Lena to Bodaybo. Upstream, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patom Highlands
The Patom Highlands ( rus, Патомское нагорье) are a mountainous area in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the uplands is part of Irkutsk Oblast, with a smaller section in northern Transbaikal Krai.Google Earth There are large deposits of gold in Bodaybo and Artyomovsky, Irkutsk Oblast, Artyomovsky. Besides these two towns, other inhabited localities of the mountain region are: Mama, Russia, Mama, Perevoz, Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Perevoz, Kropotkin, Irkutsk Oblast, Kropotkin, Svetly, Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast,, Svetly and Bolshoy Patom (village), Bolshoy Patom, Bodaybinsky District. History In 1912 there was a massacre of striking workers of the Lena Goldfields, located in the Patom Highlands between the Lena and Vitim rivers. Strikers were protesting about harsh working conditions. Soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army intervened and fired upon protesters, causing hundreds of casualties. The incident provoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama (river)
The Mama (russian: Мама) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vitim, the second largest in basin area after the Tsipa. The river has a length of and a drainage basin of . The total length of the river including the Left Mama is . The Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast is named after rivers Mama and Chuya. The settlements of Bramya, Slyudyanka, Lugovsky, Zarya and Mama are located by the river. Course The river basin is located on the slopes and foothills of the Upper Angara Range. Rivers Left Mama ''(Levaya Mama)'' and Right Mama ''(Pravaya Mama)'', which form the Mama river, have their sources in the heights of the range, at the first and at about the second. They are fast-flowing mountain rivers, with rapids and waterfalls. After the confluence the Mama flows roughly northeastwards across a fragmented floodplain slightly meandering among rocky banks. The river is navigable downstream from the confluence of the Bramya, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirenga
The Kirenga () is a river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia. The name originated in an Evenki word. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . There are many settlements in the river valley. The Baikal Amur Mainline follows and crosses the Kirenga between Magistralny and Ulkan. Course It is a right tributary of the Lena which flows north between the upper Lena and Lake Baikal. The Kirenga begins in the Baikal Mountains west of Lake Baikal, a few dozen kilometres north of the source of the Lena. The Kirenga marks the eastern limit of the Lena-Angara Plateau. The river flows along the Cis-Baikal Depression, limited by the Akitkan Range to the east. Finally it joins the Lena at the town of Kirensk. The Kirenga is fed mainly by rain. It freezes up in late October to early November and stays under the ice until late April to May. Tributaries Its main tributaries are the Ulkan, Minya, Okunayka and Kutima from the right, as well as the Khanda from the left. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuya (river)
The Chuya (russian: Чуя), also known as Big Chuya (russian: Большая Чуя, translit=Bolshaya Chuya) in its last stretch, is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is the 13th longest tributary of the Lena and the 191st longest river in Russia, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast is named after rivers Mama and Chuya. The district's settlement of Chuya is located on the right bank of the Lena River at the confluence with the Chuya.Чуя (река в Бурятской АССР и Иркутской обл.) '''' in 30 vols. — Ch. e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaya (river)
The Chaya (russian: Чая) is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is the 26th longest tributary of the Lena, with a length of and a drainage basin area of .Чая (река, приток р. Лены) '''' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.(in Russian) The Chaya flows across , there are no settlements on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chechuy
The Chechuy (russian: Чечуй) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across an uninhabited area of the Kirensky District. Puschino village is located by the right bank, near the confluence with the Lena and there are other villages in the area, close to the Lena's shore. History Between 1909 and 1911 the North Baikal Highlands were explored by Russian geologist Pavel Preobrazhensky (1874 - 1944). He surveyed the river valleys of the area, all of them tributaries of the Lena basin, including the Chechuy. Course The Chechuy is a right tributary of the Lena. It has its sources in the Akitkan Range of the North Baikal Highlands. It heads first northwestwards across the mountain area. Approximately in mid course, the river turns to the NNE and flows roughly in that direction until it reaches the Lena. Finally it meets the right bank of the Lena from its mouth, near Puschino, a littl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Ivanovich Preobrazhensky
Pavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to: People Given name *Pavel I of Russia (1754–1801), Emperor of Russia *Paweł Tuchlin (1946–1987), Polish serial killer *Pavel (film director), an Indian Bengali film director * Surname * Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), Hungarian Slovene writer, poet, ethnologist, linguist and historian * Andrei Pavel (born 1974), Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player *Claudia Pavel (born 1984), Romanian pop singer and dancer also known as Claudia Cream *Elisabeth Pavel (born 1990), Romanian basketball player *Ernst Pavel, Romanian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s * Harry Pavel (born 1951), German wheelchair curler, 2018 Winter Paralympian * Marcel Pavel (born 1959), Romanian folk singer * Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadim Iosifovich Magidovich
Vadim (Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived either from the Persian ''badian'' (anise or aniseed), or from the Ruthenian word ''volod'' (russian: волод), meaning ''to rule'' or ''vaditi'' (russian: вадити), meaning ''to blame''. Its long version, Vadimir, is now obsolete. Dictionary of Russian Names This given name is highly popular in (as Vadim), (as |
