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Nizhne-Koshelevskiye Thermal Springs

Russia, Ust-Bolsheretskiy munitsipalnyy okrug

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The Nizhne-Koshelevskiye thermal springs, also known as Gremuchiye Klyuchi (Rumbling Springs), lie in Kamchatka, on the western slope of the extinct Western volcano of the Koshelevsky volcanic massif, in the Ust-Bolsheretsky municipal district of Kamchatka Krai. The springs stand apart from the stil

Shaman Rock

Russia, Staraya Bryan

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Shaman Rock is a rocky outcrop 10–15 meters high on the slope of Golubinka Mountain in the Zaigrayevsky District of Buryatia, in the Strashnaya Pad tract between the villages of Novaya Bryan and Staraya Bryan, about 80 km from Ulan-Ude. The rock is also known as Varvarina Gora, after the nearby arch

Khinganskaya Skala

Russia, Khingansk

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Khinganskaya Skala (Khingan Rock) stands in the Khingan gorge, in the Obluchensky district of the Jewish Autonomous Region, close to the settlement of Khingansk. The rock is now part of a hiking trail laid out through the gorge, and it is one of the places in the district that draws visitors for the

Gorokhovoye Lake

Russia, Smolenka

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Gorokhovoye Lake (Гороховое озеро) lies in the Pskov Region, in the Ostrovsky municipal district, about 10 km from the town of Ostrov and roughly 65 km from Pskov. The district center is about 9 km away by road. The lake belongs to the Velikaya River basin; the nearest village is Zankovo. The area u

Karaul-Oba

Russia, gorodskoy okrug Feodosiya

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Mount Karaul-Oba stands on the southern coast of Crimea, in the Sudak municipal district, between the village of Novy Svet and the village of Veseloye, within the Novy Svet botanical reserve. The mountain rises 341.9 meters, and its southern spur forms Cape Chiken. Nature Karaul-Oba is an ancie

Nemetsky Peninsula

Russia, Pechengskiy munitsipalny okrug

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Nemetsky Peninsula (Russian: Немецкий, "German") lies on the Murmansk coast of the Varangerfjord, part of the Barents Sea, in the Pechenga Municipal District of Murmansk Oblast, next to the village of Liinakhamari. A narrow isthmus only 230 meters wide separates it from the mainland. The peninsula i

Telbesskiy Mine

Russia, Telbes

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Telbesskiy Mine (Тельбесский рудник) is an abandoned iron-ore site on the Telbes River in the Tashtagol municipal district of Kemerovo Oblast, in the mountain-taiga region of Gornaya Shoria, next to the village of Telbes. Iron ore was once mined here for the metallurgical industry of the Kuzbass; to

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Dendrosad in Buzuluk Pine Forest

Russia, Koltubanovskiy

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The Dendrosad (dendrological garden) is the oldest collection nursery of trees and shrubs in the Buzuluksky Bor pine forest. It covers about 10 hectares near the village of Opytny, in the Borovoye-Opytnoye forestry district of the Buzuluksky district, Orenburg region, 15 km north of the town of Buzu

Dabaevna's Lace House

Russia, Ust-Barguzin

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Dabaevna's Lace House is a private museum of lace and old everyday life in the village of Ust-Barguzin, Barguzinsky district of Buryatia, on the shore of Lake Baikal. The museum occupies a two-story wooden house at 65 Lenina Street, in the center of the village, within walking distance of the lake.

Sopka Mayachnaya

Russia, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

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Sopka Mayachnaya is a 218-metre hill in the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky urban district, on Cape Mayachny, which marks the southern side of the entrance to Avacha Bay in Kamchatka Krai. It is one of the best-known viewpoints in the region: from the top, the Pacific Ocean, Avacha Bay and the volcanoes of

Rusakovsky Thermal Springs

Russia, Karaginsky District

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The Rusakovsky thermal springs are a group of mineral springs in the north of Kamchatka Krai, in the Karaginsky district. They emerge in the deep valley of the Levaya Rusakova River (Sanovayam), hemmed in by the steep, high slopes of the spurs of the Sredinny Range; upstream the valley runs up again

Pallas Mountain

Russia, Chitinskiy munitsipalnyy okrug

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Pallas Mountain is a 1,236-metre summit of the Yablonovy Range in the Chitinsky municipal district of Zabaikalsky Krai, about 35–40 km northwest of Chita, within the Ivano-Arakhleysky nature reserve. It is also known as Vodorazdelnaya Mountain (Watershed Mountain) or the Great Source — here the wate

Yumatovo Suspension Bridge

Russia, Bochkarevka

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The Yumatovo suspension bridge is located in the Chishminsky district of Bashkortostan, near the village of Yumatovo and the settlement of Bochkaryovka, in the suburban area around Ufa. The pedestrian bridge spans the Dyoma River and connects Bochkaryovka with the village of Chernigovka, about 3 kil

Sarapul Viaduct

Russia, Druzhinino

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The Sarapul Viaduct is an old railway structure next to the village of Druzhinino in the Nizhneserginsky district of Sverdlovsk Oblast. It crosses the Utka River and consists of two parallel spans set side by side — a layout known as a paired viaduct. The structure belongs to the historic Kazan – Sa

Shubaragash Tract

Russia, Pervomayskoe

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The Shubaragash tract (Urochishche Shubaragash) is a forest island in the south of Orenburg Oblast, 20 km south of Sol-Iletsk, in the Sol-Iletsk urban district, between the Ilek and Malaya Khobda rivers, next to the village of Pervomayskoye. It is the southernmost large forest massif in this part of

Podgorny

Russia, Severo-Kurilsky District

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The former settlement of Podgorny stands on the ocean shore of Paramushir Island, in Tukharka Bay, in the Severo-Kurilsk municipal district of Sakhalin Oblast. The Tukharka River, the largest on the island, flows into the bay here. Podgorny can only be reached from Kamchatka, via Severo-Kurilsk, and

Vedmin and Chertov Bridges

Russia, Kholmsky District

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The Vedmin and Chertov bridges are two abandoned railway bridges in the south of Sakhalin, in the Kholmsk municipal district, near Kamyshyovo station, on the closed section between Nikolaychuk and Kamyshyovo-Sakhalinskoye of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk — Polyakovo line. Both structures belong to an engine

Krolichy Island

Russia, Bezverhovo

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Krolichy Island (Остров Кроличий, "Rabbit Island") is a small island in Narva Bay, part of Amur Bay (Peter the Great Gulf, Sea of Japan), in the Khasansky municipal district of Primorsky Krai. It lies about 300 meters off the eastern shore of the Yankovsky Peninsula, opposite the village of Bezverkh