Mount Chersky (russian: link=no, Гора Черского) is a mountain in the
Baikal Range,
Russian Federation.
This peak is named after Polish explorer
Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892, ''Ivan Chersky'' transcribed from Russian), who greatly contributed to the study of
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...
.
[Природа Байкала - гора Черского](_blank)
Geography
This high mountain is the highest point of the
Baikal Range, part of the
South Siberian System of ranges. It is an
ultra-prominent peak, located near
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...
, in the border of
Irkutsk Oblast and
Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
.
Google Earth
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See also
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List of mountains and hills of Russia
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List of ultras of Northeast Asia
References
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