Baikal Mountains

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The Baikal Mountains rise steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.<ref>Biakado-Lensky. Center for Nature Conservation - Wild Russia. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.</ref> East of the Western Siberian Plain is the Central Siberian Plateau, bounded on the south by the Eastern Sayan Mountains and the Baikal Mountains. On the north the land descends to the North Siberian Lowland. These mountains, including the Baikal Mountains, are the line dividing Russia into Asian and European sections.<ref>Russia - Geography. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.</ref>

The Baikal Mountains are the origin of the Lena River, south of the Central Siberian Plateau. The mountains around Lake Baikal are densely wooded with Grey Alder, Eurasian Aspen, Downy Birch, Siberian Larch, Siberian Fir, Scots Pine, and Siberian Spruce.<ref>Images of the Baikal from various sources. Retrieved on 2006-10-23.</ref>