Center of Mongolia, the Orkhon Valley
Center of Mongolia, Orkhon Valley The center of Mongolia is an area mountainous witness of the orogen from the center of Asia (Central Asian Orogenic Belt, CAOB). The Orkhon Valley…
The Gobi desert
The Gobi, a continental desert. The Gobi desert is a large desert covering the southern part of Mongolia as well as the North and Northwest China. It is located at…
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal, its geology and its history Surrounded by cliffs and forests, Lake Baikal is called the 'Pearl of Siberia ". Crescent shaped, Lake Baikal is more of 630km long…
The plains of Western Siberia
Behind the Urals, Western Siberia plain The plains of Western Siberia (the western Siberia basin) is located to the West of the chain of the Urals and East of the…