First Children Encyclopedia

Russia and Central Asia

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A shrinking sea

The Aral Sea, between

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan,

is shrinking. The water is being

used on Uzbekistan’s cotton

fields, stranding fishing boats.

Caviar from the Caspian

Sea is so expensive it is

known as “black gold”.

Lake Baikal is the

world’s deepest, and

largest, freshwater lake.

Verkhoyansk is the

world’s coldest town. In

winter the temperature

falls to -68 ̊C (-90 ̊F).

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Irkutsk

Vladivostok

Magadan

Khabarovsk

Okhotsk

Verkhoyansk

Yakutsk

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Brent geese
Walrus
Yakut people
Nenet people
Wolf
Reindeer
Brown bear
Diamonds
Trans-Siberian railway
Siberian tiger
Freshwater seal
Mining
Timber
Salmon
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Walkabout
Russia is the world’s
widest country. It would
take more than two months
to cross if you walked non-
stop from west to east.
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