Chersky Peak (russian: link=no, Пик Черского; bua, link=no, Хара-Болдог) is a mountain in the
Komarinsky Range,
Khamar-Daban
Hamar-Daban (russian: Хама́р-Даба́н; bua, Һамар дабаан, from - "nut", and , "pass" or "ridge"), is a mountain range in Southern Siberia, Russia.
Geography
The range is located in Buryatia, with a small section in Irkutsk ...
,
Russian Federation
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.
This peak is named after Polish explorer
Jan Czerski
Jan Stanisław Franciszek Czerski (russian: Иван Дементьевич Черский; 3 May 1845, in Swolna – 25 June 1892, nr. Kolyma) was a Polish paleontologist, osteologist, geologist, geographer and explorer of Siberia.
He was ex ...
(1845 - 1892), who greatly contributed to the study of neighboring Lake Baikal.
[Природа Байкала - вершина Пик Черского](_blank)
Geography
This 2,090 m high peak is one of the highest points of the Khamar-Daban Range, part of the
South Siberian System
The South Siberian Mountains ( rus, Южно-Сибирские горы) are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. The total area of the system of mountain ranges is more than 1.5 million km². The South Siberian Mountain ...
of ranges. It rises in the Komarinsky subrange of the Khamar-Daban. Administratively the Chersky Peak is part of the
Slyudyansky District
Slyudyansky District (russian: Слюдя́нский райо́н) is an administrative district, one of the administrative divisions of Irkutsk Oblast, thirty-three in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.Charter of Irkutsk Oblast Subdivisions of Russia#Munici ...
, at the southern end of
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (russian: Ирку́тская о́бласть, Irkutskaya oblast; bua, Эрхүү можо, Erkhüü mojo) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizh ...
.
Lake Serdtse is located below the southern slopes of the mountain.
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See also
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List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 metres
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal s ...
References
External links
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Landforms of Irkutsk Oblast