Lake Kaban in Kazan is one of the most famous and picturesque natural attractions of the Republic of Tatarstan. It is a system of three reservoirs - Lower, Middle and Upper Kaban, each of which has its own characteristics and legends. Nizhny Kaban, also known as Blizhny, is separated from Middle Kaban by a bridge and has a channel from which the B
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Lake Shartash, located in the Kirovsky district of Yekaterinburg, is one of the main natural attractions of the city. Its name comes from Turkic words that can be interpreted as “lake of yellow stone” or “swamp lake”. The water in the lake was formed about a million years ago, and since then it has become a place where traces of human activity can
Красивое местечко в заповедной зоне (окружен сотовым бором с внушительного размера можжевельниками). На озере отличная экология и живописные закаты. Среди обитателей фауны замечено приличное гнездовье цапель и журавлей.
Ilmen (Old Russian name Ilmer) is a large lake in the western part of the Novgorod region. It is part of the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea and is a post-glacial reservoir with picturesque shores and a rich history. The area of the lake is 982 km², but depending on the water level it can vary from 733 to 2090 km². The lake is about 45 km long an
The Radostnoye deposit (also known as Raduzhnoe or Radoshnoye) was discovered in 1817. The mined ferruginous quartzites were supplied to the Ufaleysky and Kyshtym metallurgical plants. The deposit is part of the Taratash group of deposits and is located on the southern slope of Mount Radoshnaya (also known as Mount Radostnaya, according to the top
In the vicinity of SNT "Uzor" and the village of Gubino, Moscow region, there are peat quarries, which are part of the peat extraction activity. Peat is an organic substance formed as a result of the accumulation of plant residues in conditions of high humidity and lack of oxygen. It is an important natural resource used in agriculture as a fertili
The Zyuratkul National Park, created on November 3, 1993, occupies a total area of 88,249 hectares and extends from north to south for 49 km and from west to east for 28 km. The park is designed to preserve unique natural complexes, monuments of nature, history, culture and archeology, as well as to conduct environmental education of the population
The divers' quarry, a former quartz quarry, is one of the most beautiful artificial reservoirs in the Kyshtym urban district. This quarry is the result of abandoned quarries that began to fill with water after quartz mining ceased in the sixties of the last century. The quarry attracts the attention of divers with its depth, reaching almost forty
Lake Dead is a natural lake located a few kilometers from the railway station in the village of Potochino. It is characterized by difficult access to water due to the surrounding quagmire and severe swampiness in some places. The origin of the lake is connected with springs, which indicates underground springs that feed it with water. Such lakes o
Combat Mountain is a unique natural object associated with the emergence of salt layers to the surface. It is a pronounced salt dome in the form of a ring ridge with a diameter of about 740 meters and a relative height of up to 70 meters. It is located approximately 8 kilometers north of the resort town of Sol-Iletsk. The mountain was formed due t
Lake Shalkar-Ega-Kara, located in the east of the Svetlinsky district of the Orenburg region, is the largest body of water in the region. It has the shape of an almost perfect circle, with a diameter of about 11 kilometers and a coastline of almost 96 kilometers. The area of the lake is slightly more than 9 thousand hectares, while its average dept
Arkhyz is a unique place full of amazing sights that will capture the imagination. One of these amazing places is the Lake of Love, or as it is also called, Suuk-Dzhyurek-Kol, which translates as “cold heart”. Its unusual shape, reminiscent of a heart, attracts couples of lovers from different parts of the world. Lake of Love is located on the Mor
Lake Tugar-Salgan, also known as Tugarsalgan or Dugan-Salgan, is one of the deepest karst lakes in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Its depth reaches 15 meters. In Ural-Altai mythology, a mountain and a lake are considered the core of the world model, representing a symbol of the divine above and below. Mount Toratau is considered as the center of th
Lake Kuldybai, located on the border of the Chelyabinsk region and Bashkortostan, is one of the natural gems in this region. With an area of 215 hectares, it is part of a group of lakes together with Uskul and Yansykty. This freshwater lake has an irregular circular shape and is surrounded by gentle shores covered with fine grass, low shrubs, and
Ландшафтный парк "Луна" расположен в небольшом поселке Луна, в Шарлыкском районе Оренбургской области. Этот удивительный парк был создан жителями поселка в начале 2000-х годов и стал настоящей достопримечательностью региона. Уникальные достопримечательности Парк предлагает множество удивительных достопримечательностей. Здесь можно увидеть мно
Смердячье озеро находится в Шатурском районе Московской области, недалеко от города Рошаля. Расположено оно в сосновом лесу, в 4 км к северо-западу от посёлка Бакшеево, на месте слияния рек Поля и Воймега. Озеро имеет круглую форму, с диаметром зеркала воды от 260 до 290 метров и диаметром по кольцевому валу от 350 до 400 метров. Его глубина достиг
Национальный парк в Лахденпохском, Сортавальском и Питкярантском районах Республики Карелия на северном и северо-западном побережье Ладожского озера, созданный для сохранения уникальных природных комплексов озёрных шхер. Общая площадь составляет 122008,3 га (в том числе 52854,3 га акватории).
Небольшое озеро расположено в Тюльганском районе Оренбургской области. Названия у Озера так и не удалось найти. Происхождение озера похоже на искусственное - образовалось оно из-за постройки насыпной плотины на местной речке Теплая. Рядом с озером располагается урочище, бывший хутор Заховский. В настоящее время от него остался действующий
Небольшое озеро, находиться в километре от д. Дубровка. Излюбленное место местных жителей для купания и рыбалки.
Прекрасный пруд в д. Понарино
Государственный природный заказник регионального значения. Плачущая скала представляет собой горный массивный монолит, протяженностью около 100 метров и высотой около 8 метров. Песчаник и известняк, из которых преимущественно сложен массив, испещрен многочисленными карстовыми трещинами. Из этих трещин сочится сконденсированная влага, образуя неболь
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