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It's
our region : steppes, forests;
In summer nice and when it's cold.
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Three
thousands of lakes including,
'Blue eyes' of Siberia they are called. |
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Novosibirsk
region is situated in a central part of a continent in south-east
of West Siberian lowland, it's area is 178sq km. Region stretches
from west to east for about 600 km and from north to south
for about 400 km; from Northern taiga to the foothills of the
Altai Mountains, from the fertile Barabinsk Steppe to the spurs
of the Salair Range. It's unique to have three natural zones:
forest, forest-steppe and steppe. So, region is sometimes described
as 'Siberian mirror', for it looks like a model scale of this
part of the world.
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The
river Ob divides the territory into two parts: right bank and
left bank. Left bank occupies about 80% of the territory. Left
part is mainly lowland with mountain-ranges of about 3-10 m
high. The right part is hilly a bit. The geographical position
causes climate. There are four seasons clearly seen. Summer
is hot (+20-+25 degrees C), but very short, about 90-100 days.
Winter is long, sometimes windy (150 days) with a cold temperature
(-20 - -30 degrees C) and snow. Spring and autumn are short
with rains and not stable weather.
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The main
rivers are Ob, Om, and Chulim. There are about 3000 lakes in
the region, people call them 'blue eyes' lovingly. The lakes
are not deep with swampy shores. In south-east there are a
lot of bitter salty lakes. The famous resort 'Lake Karachi'
is also in our region. In winter all rivers and lakes are covered
with ice, about 1m, sometimes to the bottom.
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About
30 % of territory is occupied by swamps. Large swamp massifs
are in the north of the region and this place isn't inhabited
by people. There is also a man-made sea, i.e. the 240-km long
Ob reservoir of the Novosibirsk Hydropower station.
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On the
whole Novosibirsk land is very beautiful: vast wheat fields
and pastures, forests with elks stalking in them and numerous
picturesque places with rocks and babbling mountain springs.
You are welcome!
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