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Siberia Bolshiye Koty on Lake Baikal Siberia: tundra Siberia, Russia: oil well
Yakut reindeer herders journeying through Siberia
Siberian Yakut nomads and their reindeer herds
Trans-Siberian Railroad Baikal-Amur railway Mount Belukha Siberia: taiga landscape
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Severe wildfires in Russia’s Siberia region rage through 600,000 hectares of forest • May 15, 2025, 4:17 AM ET (CNN)
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Siberia
Bolshiye Koty on Lake Baikal
Siberia: tundra
Siberia, Russia: oil well
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Baikal-Amur railway
Mount Belukha
Siberia: taiga landscape
Sayan Mountains
Russia
Yakut reindeer herders journeying through Siberia
Siberian Yakut nomads and their reindeer herds
The unique life of Baikal seals in southern Siberia
Know about Baikal seals, the world's only true freshwater seal and the threats to their population
Lake Baikal: The world's deepest and oldest lake
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