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	Sayan Mountains - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sayan Mountains (Russian, Sayanskiy Khrebet), mountain range in the southern Siberia region of Russia and forming the northern border of the...
		The Eastern Sayan extends 1000 km from the Yenisey River at 92° E to the...
		Sayan Mountains: large upland region lying along the frontiers of east-central Russia and Mongolia.
	encarta.msn.com /Sayan_Mountains.html (189 words)

	Rafting and Kayaking the Sayan Regoin of Siberia
		The Sayany region, one of the most popular tourist areas in Russia, is a great horseshoe of rugged mountains stretching from the Altai region to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, just north of the Mongolian border.
		At its western end, the Sayany is separated from the Altai by the Shapshalskiy chain of mountains, with peaks towering 3,614 meters.
		The Sayan mountains are laced with numerous rivers and most of the waterfalls of Siberia are located in this region.
	www.raftsiberia.com /trips/info/sayan.html (249 words)

	Altay Mountains Summary
		The northwest end of the range is at 52° N and between 84° and 90° E (where it merges with the Sayan Mountains to the east), and extends southeast from there to about 45° N 99° E, where it gradually becomes lower and merges into the high plateaux of the Gobi Desert.
		In the north of the region is the Sailughem or Silyughema Mountains, also known as Kolyvan Altai, which stretch northeast from 49° N and 86° E towards the western extremity of the Sayan Mountains in 51° 60' N and 89° E. Their mean elevation is 1,500 to 1,750 m.
		Mountain passes across the range are few and difficult, the chief being the Ulan-daban at 2,827 m (2,879 m according to Kozlov), and the Chapchan-daban, at 3,217 m, in the south and north respectively.
	www.bookrags.com /Altay_Mountains (1473 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sayan Mountains
		The Sayan Mountains (Russian, Sayanskiy Khrebet) is a mountain range in southern Siberia, Asia, forming the eastern continuation of the Sailughem or Altay range, stretching from 89° E to 106° E. The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands.
		In the northeast the Kuznetsk Alatau and the Salair Ridge adjoin the Altai and enclose the Kuznetsk Basin.
		Mountain passes across the range are few and difficult, the chief being the Ulan-daban at 2,827 m (2,879 m according to Kozlov), and the Chapchan-daban, at 3,217 m, in the south and north respectively.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sayan-Mountains (971 words)

	MBG: Research: Russia: Ornamental plants from Russia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The East Sayan is situated between the cities of Krasnoyarsk (on the Yenisey River) and Irkutsk (on the Angara River) whereas the West Sayan lies between the Abakanskiy Range and the Upper Biryusa River.
		The tallest Sayan peaks are Munku-Sardyk (3,491 m/11,450 ft) in the east, Piramida (2,792 m/9,160 ft) near the River Kan, as well as Grandioznyy (2,936 m/9,630) and Figuristiy (2,625 m/8,610 ft) both belonging to the Kryzhina Range.
		In spring, the "Stolby" reserve and the foothills of the Sayan are spectacularly adorned by the purple-flowered Primula cortusoides, the bright blue-violet Pulmonaria mollis, a whitish-flowered Anemonoides reflexa, a white-yellow A.
	www.mobot.org /MOBOT/Research/russia/sayans.shtml (1158 words)

	Sayan Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Sayan Mountains (Russian: Саяны, Sayany) are a mountain range in southern Siberia, Asia.
		The principal mountain passes lie 1800 to 2300 m above the sea, fox example Muztagh pass at 2280 m, Mongol pass at 1980 m, Tenghyz pass at 2280 m and Obo-sarym pass at 1860 m.
		Russian general and politician Aleksandr Lebed died in a controversial helicopter crash in the Sayan Mountains on April 28, 2002.
	nba.servegame.org /en/Sayan_Mountains.htm (337 words)

	Sayan Mountains: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...the Trans-Siberian railway and to the Sayan Mountains.
		The backbone of the region is the Sailughem or Silyughema...extremity of the Sayan mountains in 51° 60 ' N and 89° E. Their mean elevation is 5000-5500 ft....
		...- the former on the S flank of the Sayan Mountains in 97° 30 ' E and 52° 20 ' N, and the latter in marshes a few...N, through the Sayan Mountains in the wild gorge of Kemchik, in 92° E. Thence the river makes...
	www.encyclopedian.com /sa/Sayan-Mountains.html (448 words)

	Kuznetsky AlatauZapovednik
		Mountain ecosystems teem with wildlife including reindeer, musk deer, brown bear, lynx, hazelhen, rock ptarmigan, and golden eagle.
		Located on the western slopes of the mountain range, the reserve territory falls in the Mezhdurechinsky, Novokuznetsky, and Tisulsky administrative districts.
		Despite the dangers of acid rain, water in the mountain rivers and lakes of the zapovednik has thus far been found to be very clean.
	www.wild-russia.org /bioregion9/9-kuznetsky.htm (2177 words)

	Altaisky Zapovednik
		The territory is surrounded by high mountain ranges in the North, South, and East; the Chulyshan and Karakem Rivers and Teletskoye Lake form the border to the West.
		Rivers and lakes are an integral part of the mountain landscape in Altaisky Zapovednik.
		Mountain rivers have spectacular cascades and large terraces - more than 10 rivers in the zapovednik have waterfalls from six to 60 meters high.
	www.wild-russia.org /bioregion9/9-altai.htm (1817 words)

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		The Altai Mountains extend along the Russian-Kazakhstan border in the northwest to the Chinese-Mongolian border in the southwest.
		The Western and Eastern Sayan Mountains extend toward the east from the Altai mountains nearly to the southern tip of the Lake Baikal.
		Its ecosystems are known to be among the richest in terms of biodiversity in the region, its high biodiversity value originating from its geographic position between the steppes of western Siberia, the deserts of China and Mongolia, and the taiga forests of central and eastern Siberia.
	www.gefweb.org /Projects/Pipeline/Pipeline4/UNDP_Mongolia_Altai-Sayan.doc (17624 words)

	Sayan Range - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sayan Range (Russian, Sayanskiy Khrebet), mountains in southern Siberia, bordering Russia and Mongolia.
		The southern border of European Russia includes the young, seismically active Caucasus Mountains, which extend between the Black and Caspian seas....
		It is formed in the Sayan Mountains by the union of the Biy-Khem (Greater...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Sayan_Range.html (99 words)

	KAYAKING.RU • River Guide • Sayan and Baikal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Western Sayan has very poor road network and logistics is difficult here, so putting all these factors together very few whitewater kayakers want to travel to the area.
		Besides that, Sayan is a tick-prone area and proper vaccination against encephalitis is recommended.
		Oka is the major river of East Sayan and its valley is the head of the road coming from Sludyanka, although this road does not go all the way through the lower valley back to the plains.
	www.kayaking.ru /en/rivers/sayan (1121 words)

	Baikalinfo:
		The foothills of the Sayan reach from the southern shore of Lake Baikal across almost 1300 km to the alpine ranges of the Altai.
		However, unlike the Altai, the Sayan is far less known and was discovered much later as a wonderful area for rock climbing and hiking.
		The main part of the Sayan belongs to the Buriatic Republic whereas its western foothills belong to the Republic of Tuwa.
	www.baikalinfo.com /html/english_reisensajan.xml.php (499 words)

	Welcome to Nomadic Expeditions
		The meadows in spring are blanketed with wildflowers and the air is filled with the voices of migrating birds.
		Mirroring lush meadows, tall, coniferous taiga forest, and the Sayan mountain range, Lake Hovsgol’s beauty is legendary.
		Venturing further into the Sayan mountains on horseback, you can visit the Tsaatan tribe–traditional reindeer herders who live in teepees similar to those once used by Native Americans on the Great Plains.
	www.nomadicexpeditions.com /about-geo.html (810 words)

	Sayan Collection [ Of Interest ] - Trade Resource for Indonesian Artifacts & Antiques
		Bali is one of the smallest of the 13,000 islands of Indonesia, about the size of the US state of Delaware.
		The village of Sayan is in the middle of the island, just a few miles west of the cultural center of Ubud.
		Sayan itself is an area of lush forests, deep river gorges, and ancient Balinese Hindu temples with views of the volcanic mountains.
	www.sayancollection.com /interest (859 words)

	Baikal Explorer - Travel to Baikal - Sayan mountains - Shumak
		Shumak is the natural spa-resort in Sayan mountains.
		An orthodox hermit named Nil was the first man who settled in a lonely forest and founded the base.
		Shumak is the name of the river which source begins high in the Sayan mountains.
	www.baikalex.com /travel/shumak.html (298 words)

	National Parks
		Bordered to the north by the Sayan Mountains (rising to the park's highest point of 3491 meters) and to the west by the Khoridal Soridag range, the lake is 136 km long and 36 km wide.
		Nearby taiga forest, forest steppe, mountains, and the lake itself provide habitat for 68 species of mammals, including argali, ibex, elk, reindeer, musk deer, brown bear, lynx, marten, beaver, wolf, and moose, 244 species of birds, and 750 species of plants, including 60 with medicinal importance.
		Living mostly in the rugged taiga-forested mountain areas to the north and west of Lake Hovsgol, the Tsaatan (meaning "reindeer herdsmen" in Mongolian) are one of Mongolia's most fascinating social groups.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0114235/geography_NATIONAL.htm (1083 words)

	Baikal Explorer: Where to go: Shumak / Sayan mountains / Siberia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An orthodox hermit named Nil was the first human being who settled in a lonely forest and founded the place.
		The route runs across Sayan mountains and overpasses Shumaksky peak - 2850 m (9000 ft).
		Shumak is the name of the river which source begins high in the Sayan mountains.
	www.baikalex.irk.ru /toursfiles/shumak.html (337 words)

	Arshan and Sayan Mountains - Baikal Lake -- WayToRussia.Net
		You can start exploring Sayan mountain range from Arshan, and get as far as Mongolia (which is quite near, in fact).
		There is also a meditation and yoga camp, they can rent you a tent, so you will be able to enjoy the nature (without necessarily involving in the activities they do in the camp).
		Sayan mountains are great for hiking, horseriding, or rafting.
	www.waytorussia.net /Baikal/Destinations/Arshan.html (1062 words)

	Siberia / Climb / Mountain.RU
		It stretches to the Ural in the west, the North Pole Sea in the north, the Siberian highlands and the Pacific watershed mountain ridges in the east and up to hilly steppes of Kazakhstan and boundary with Mongolia in the south.
		The southern border of the Mid-Siberian mountains is marked by mountain chains, which begin in the most westerly outpost with the Altai mountains, and follow the Western and Eastern Sayan and Trans-Baikal mountain landscape.
		North-east of the Eastern Sayan mountains lies the deepest inland lake in the world (1620m deep), the 'Pearl of Siberia', Lake Baikal.
	www.mountain.ru /eng/climb/2004/siberia (419 words)

	Travel to Russia - All Russia Tours, Moscow, Russia - offers a wide range of Russia tours and vacation packages for ...
		The group leaves the hospitable village with great regret, but we have so many interesting things to see.The way is going through the Eastern Sayan Mountains, on the other side of which the world's end was believed to be.
		On the Sayan pass, at a height of 2206 metres, begins Khakassia.
		After breakfast there will be a short stroll in the taiga to the most beautiful mountain lake situated at the height of 1520 metres.
	www.allrussiatours.com /sayan-tour/program.html (2120 words)

	Four mountaineers found dead in Sayan Mountains / Krasnoyarsk News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		2/15/2007 1:37:00 PM The Sayan Mountains, Khakassia – Four mountaineers were found dead in the Sayan Mountains, Russian Ministry for Emergencies reported.
		The bodies of four of seven mountaineers were found at the fall site of the team.
		The group of Krasnoyarsk tourists fell down the rock while climbing a nameless mountain in the waterfall area between taiga lakes of Ulukgol and Pazarym, Tashtypsky District, the Republic of Khakassia.
	english.newslab.ru /news/213114 (314 words)

	TRN - Taiga Rescue Network - the Boreal forest
		The Altai and the Sayan mountain ranges spread their branching ridges across the very centre of Asia.
		Erlik, the ruler and master of the lower, underground world, is regarded as the frightening brother of Ul’gen. In the creation of the world and people, Ul’gen created the bodies, but Erlik instilled them with a spirit and claims them as his possession as their earthly life ends.
		Shamanism’s moral-ethical norms are a code for people going into nature: to mountain taiga to hunt, to valley and high mountain pastures, along mountain trails and passes, or to sacred mountains.
	www.taigarescue.org /index.php?view=taiga_news&tn_ID=1034 (1007 words)

	Nameless pass of Sayan Mountains may be called in honor of Abakan / Krasnoyarsk News
		Nameless pass of Sayan Mountains may be called in honor of Abakan
		3/30/2006 6:24:11 PM A nameless pass in the Sayan Mountains, Khakasia, may be called in honor of Abakan.
		Buryat pass, which the participants of the tour called 'Abankanskiy', is 'a white spot' on the map of Russian skiing tourism, in their opinion.
	english.newslab.ru /news/187117 (214 words)

	Sayan. Buddha in the Valley of Hundred Springs. Trekking, backcountry skiing. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sayan is a huge mountain land on the South of Siberia, mainly to the south and west from Lake Baikal (worl'd deepest and one of the biggest lake).
		The shape and topography of Sayan mountains are very diverse - virtually every form could be found, from taiga-covered medium-high mountains to high-altitude tundra flats and further to snow- and ice-covered alpine-like peaks (the highest summit is Munku-Sardik Mountain, 3491 m, Bolshoy Sayan Range, near Mongolian border).
		Someone also can call Sayan as "Little Tibet" due to Buddhism in it's Lamaistic form is now widely spreaded in Sayan among it's native population- Buryats, and there are now few Datsans (Buddhist's monasteries) in Buryatia, including the biggest one- Ivolginskiy Datsan near Ulan-Ude (host city of Buryat Autonomus Republic).
	extreme.k2.omsknet.ru /travels/eng/trekking/shumak.htm (796 words)

	Asian Ibex Hunt with the Russian Hunting Agency
		We organize hunting for the Siberian Ibex in the Altai and Sayan Mountains of Russia and Kazakhstan.
		The record trophy was obtained in Kirghizstan and had the left horn at 151.4 cm (59 5/8") and the right horn at 152.7 cm (60 1/8").
		The Pamir, Altai, and Tian Shan mountains in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kirghizstan, Kazakhstan, and China.
	www.asianibexhunt.com (743 words)

	Baikaler.com: adventure tour over a Sayan mountains range (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shumak is a wild mineral spring resort tucked in a valley behind one of the Sayan mountains.
		According to an ancient Buryat legend, Shumak was discovered thanks to the curiosity of a local hunter who followed a wounded bear to gain a better knowledge of its habits and habitat.
		Sayan mountains serve the natural barrier to Shumak creating additional difficulties for travelers and so reducing the number of them, as if they try to safe the place However, rubbish around campsites could be seen.
	www.baikaler.ch /shumak.html (332 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sayan Alpine meadows and tundra (PA1016)
		This ecoregion covers the high elevation habitats of the Sayan Mountains, beginning anywhere from 6,230 to 7,220 feet (1900 to 2200 m).
		Mountain hares are brown in summer and white in the winter, but, strangely enough, they're sometimes called blue hares!
		Throughout this mountainous ecoregion, argali sheep scramble up and down the hillsides, mountain hares nibble on grasses, brown bears feast on berries, and snow leopards stealthily stalk their prey.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa1016.html (352 words)

	Adventure Book & Guide: Rivers of an Unknown Land
		The most popular areas for whitewater traveling in Siberia are Altai and Sayan mountains on the South, along borders with China and Mongolia; Lake Baikal area, North of Siberia - rivers on Plato Putoran; North East, and Far East.
		The high mountains and deep hollows of this region, dotted with oval blue lakes, were formed during the last glacial period.
		The mountains of the Amur occupy three-fourths of the territory of Amur Region.
	www.raft.org /ruol.html (5948 words)

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