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The East Siberian Sea is bound to the south by the East Siberian Lowland, an alluvial plain mainly composed of sediments of marine origin dating back to the time when the whole area was occupied by the Verkhoyansk Sea, an ancient sea at the edge of the Siberian Craton in the Permian period. As centuries went by, gradually, most of the area ...
Clickable map of Europe, showing the standard convention for its continental boundary with Asia. (see boundary between Asia and Europe for more information). Legend: blue = Contiguous transcontinental states; green = Sometimes considered European but geographically outside Europe's boundaries.
In 1640 they apparently sailed south, explored the south-eastern shores of the Okhotsk Sea, maybe even reaching the mouth of the Amur River and discovering the Shantar Islands on their return voyage. Based on Moskvitin's account, Kurbat Ivanov draw the first Russian map of the Far East in 1642.
East Siberian Lowland, a vast alluvial plain, swampy and dotted with thousands of lakes. The region includes the Yana-Indigirka, Kolyma and Aby lowlands, as well as the New Siberian Islands. Area about 1,100,000 km 2 (420,000 sq mi). [4] East Siberian Mountains, a large mountainous area located in
The Medvezhyi Islands are located about 100 kilometres (55 nautical miles) north of the mouths of the Kolyma River.They are part of the East Siberian Lowland. [3] The coast of Siberia is about 35 km (19 nmi) southwest of Krestovsky, the largest island, which is about 15 km (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi) in length.
English: A general map of Eastern Europe that includes territories most often associated with this region (considering primarily cultural, linguistic, historical, ethnic and geographic boundaries between countries). It can also be further divided up into: East-Central Europe, the Baltic states, European Russia and Southeastern Europe.
The Eurasian plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Asia and Europe), with the notable exceptions of the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia.
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