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Geography of the Russian Far East

  • Sea of OkhotskThe Sea of Okhotsk covers an area of 1,583,000 square kilometers with a mean depth of 859 meters and a maximum depth of 3,372 meters.
  • Sea of JapanThe Sea of Japan formed during the Early Miocene epoch, roughly 23 to 18 million years ago. Before this geological event, the region was a landlocked area…
  • Lake BaikalLake Baikal sits in southern Siberia, Russia, between Irkutsk Oblast and the Republic of Buryatia. It is a rift lake formed by the Earth's crust slowly…