We bet you didn’t knew about half of them.
Russia — a vast unexplored country. Sometimes exotic resorts or famous monuments of European architecture are known much better to its citizens but Russia is rich with no less impressive views.
Lena Pillars, Yakutia
Lena Pillars — rocks located on the right bank of the Lena River, two hundred kilometers from Yakutsk. Each pillar is a sculptural structure, resembling a medieval tower. The age of these rocks is 500,000 years.
ake Elton, Volgograd region
Elton Lake — the largest salt lake in Russia. Mineralization of water in summer can reach 400 g/L, which is 1.5 times higher than in the Dead Sea. In such water only bacteria and unicellular algae live.
The Valley of Geysers, Kamchatka
The only geyser field in Russia and Eurasia, one of the largest such sites in the world. On its surface located about 20 large geysers and many hot springs emitting water or steam.
Altai Mountains
Altai — it is unforgettable beauty of the majestic mountains of the country. Since ancient times, it is considered holy and very attractive for spiritual pilgrimages.
Chara Sands, Transbaikalia territory
Chara Sands — a desert, which is four dozen kilometers from the glaciers Kodar of snow-capped mountains, dense taiga and extensive wetlands. Array stretches from south-west to north-east in the direction of the prevailing winds, and occupies an area of 50 km².
Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkaria
Highest point of Russia. Two peaks crowning the conical volcano, separated by a saddle with a height of 5300 meters. Mountain, formed about a million years ago, consists of alternating layers of lava, ash and tuff.
Orda Cave, Perm
Orda Cave — the longest underwater gypsum cave in Russia. If there is a paradise for divers, it is here. The water here is exceptionally clean, clear and very cold (+4C).
Pillars of weathering, Komi Republic
Pillars of weathering, which are located on the plateau of Man-Pupu-Ner can safely be called the hallmark of the Urals. Only the most desperate come here — the distance to the nearest crowded place is 400 kilometers.
Curonian Spit, Kaliningrad region
Curonian Spit — a national park and a sandy peninsula that separates the freshwater Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea.
Putorana plateu, the Krasnoyarsk Territory
Reporters compared Plateau Putorana with Conan Doyle’s “lost world”, and tourists are call it “edge of ten thousand lakes and thousands of waterfalls.” Together they make up the largest reservoir of fresh water after Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Kungurskaya cave, Perm
Kungurskaya cave stands in seventh place by the length of all the world’s gypsum caves. According to scientists, the age of the cave is about 10-12 thousand years. Many caves and passages still not explored to the end.
Avacha Bay, Kamchatka Krai
Avachinskaya bay — the second largest bay in the world. She is able to accommodate the entire world fleet. Coil length is 24 kilometers and can reach a depth of 26 meters.
Tyatya volcano, Kuril Islands
After the 1973 eruption, people don’t live here. The eruption was so powerful that the volcanic ash reached the coast Shikotan, located 80 kilometers away.
Lake Kezenoy-am, Chechen Republic
Lake Kezenoy Am (Eisen) — the largest alpine lake in the world. Its length from north to south is 2 kilometers, and from west to east — 2.7 kilometers.
Pole of Cold, Yakutia
Oymyakon — famous cold pole. Considered the coldest point in the Northern Hemisphere and the coldest settlement on Earth.
Jack London Lake, Magadan region
Lake with a marvelous name is located at an altitude of 803 meters and is surrounded by beautiful mountains. Narrow bay with rocky shores resembles the fjords of Norway and lakes of Scotland. In the forest in the mountains around the pond are found wolverines, bears, moose.
Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia
The deepest lake in the world, the largest natural fresh water reservoir. Its width varies from 25 to 80 kilometers and a surface area equal to the area areas of countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands or Denmark.
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