Which landmark, between Lake Baikal and Rara Lake, can be found further north in Asia?
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Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (Russian: о́зеро Байка́л , "Ozero Baykal"; ] ; Buryat: Байгал нуур , Mongolian: Байгал нуур , "Baygal nuur", etymologically meaning, in Mongolian, "the Nature Lake") is a rift lake in Russia, located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast.
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Rara Lake The Rara Lake (Nepali: ) is the biggest and deepest fresh water lake in the Nepal Himalayas. It is the main feature of the Rara National Park, located in the Jumla and Mugu Districts.
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Treaty of Nerchinsk The Treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689 (Russian: Нерчинский договор , "Nerčinskij dogovor"; , Xiao'erjing: نِبُچُ تِيَوْيُؤ) was the first treaty between Russia and China. The Russians gave up the area north of the Amur River as far as the Stanovoy Mountains and kept the area between the Argun River and Lake Baikal. This border along the Argun River and Stanovoy Mountains lasted until the Amur Annexation in 1860. For background see History of Sino-Russian relations.
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Heavenly Lake of Tianshan Tianchi () is an alpine lake in Xinjiang, Northwest China, situated at . The name (天池) literally means Heavenly Lake and can refer to several lakes in mainland China and Taiwan. This Tianchi lies on the north side of the Bogda Shan ("Mountain of God", "Bogda" is a Mongolian word meaning "God") range of the Tian Shan ("Mountain of Heaven"), about 30 km south of Fukang and 45 km east (straight-line distance) of Ürümqi. It is an alpine drift lake shaped in the Quaternary Glacier period.
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Kunlun Mountains The Kunlun Mountains (, ] ; Mongolian: Хөндлөн Уулс , "Khöndlön Uuls") are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending more than 3,000 km . In the broadest sense, it forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin.
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Songkhla Lake Songkhla Lake (Thai: ทะเลสาบสงขลา , rtgs: "Thale Sap Songkhla" ,  ] ) is the largest natural lake in Thailand. It is on the Malay peninsula in the southern part of the country. Covering an area of 1,040 km it borders the provinces of Songkhla and Phatthalung. Despite being called a lake, this water feature is actually a lagoon complex geologically.
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Alkhanay National Park Alkhanay National Park (Russian: Национальный парк «Алханай» ) encompasses the area around Mt. Alkhanai, a central focus and sacred mountain to the Buryats people, who today are the largest indigenous group in Siberia. Mt. Alkanai has been adopted as sacred by later Mongols, shamanistic people, and Buddhists. The Dalai Lama has made two unofficial visits to Alkhanay. The area takes its name from an old legend, in which a princess took refuge from her pursuers on the top of the mountain, defiantly shouting as they approached, "kill me!", which translates to "Alkhanai" in the local language. Despite the ancient name, the focus today of Buddhist pilgrims as they ascend the mountain pathway is one of peacefulness and healing. The park seeks to balance support for continued pilgrimage to the rock landforms and mineral springs, with conservation of nature and recreational tourism. Alkhanay NP is located in the Trans-Baikal (East Siberia) region of Russia, about 300 miles east of the lake, and 75 miles north of Mongolia's northern border. It is in the administrative region of Aginsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai.
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Namtso Namtso or Lake Nam (officially: Nam Co; Mongolian: Tenger nuur ; “Heavenly Lake”; in European literature: "Tengri-Nor", ) is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa prefecture-level city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately 112 km NNW of Lhasa.
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Pyhäjärvi (Karelia) Pyhäjärvi (Russian: Пюхяярви ) is a lake located mostly in Finland. The southeastern part of the lake is located in Russia.
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Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island (Russian: о́стров Большо́й Уссури́йский ), or Heixiazi Island (; lit. "black bear island"), is a sedimentary island at the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur rivers. It is divided between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Russia. It has an area of about 327 to 350 km² and is bounded closely by Yinlong Island (Tarabarov Island), and over ninety islets (in Chinese, Heixiazi may refer only to the large island or to the island group collectively). Its position at the confluence of the Amur and the Ussuri and right next to the major Russian city of Khabarovsk, has given it great strategic importance.
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Toshkan River The Toshkan (or "Toxkan", Kyrgyz: Какшал - "Kakshal") is a river in the Tien Shan mountains in the border area between China and Kyrgyzstan. The Toshkan has its sources in the mountains south of the Kyrgyzstani city of Naryn. It then flows towards the east and into the Xinjiang province of China. It continues east, running parallel to the Tien Shan mountains, until its confluence with the Aksu River near the city Aksu. The Toshkan is the main tributary of the Aksu.
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Kolsay Lakes National Park Kolsay Lakes National Park (Kazakh: Көлса́й көлдері́ (ұлттық парк)) is centered on the Kolsay Lakes, a system of mountain lakes on the north slope of the Tian Shan Mountains of southeast Kazakhstan, 10 km from the border with Kyrgyzstan. The scenic Lake Kaindy is also in the park. Nature conservation is an important part of the park's mission, with 72% of the territory under strict protection, and only 13% set aside for tourism and recreation. Kolsay Lakes is located in Raiymbek District and Talgar District of Almaty Region. The park boundary is 120 km southeast of the regional city of Almaty, although the road mileage is much longer.
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Issyk-Kul Region Issyk-Kul Region (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл облусу , "Isıq-Köl oblusu", ىسىق-كۅل وبلاستى; Russian: Иссык-Кульская область , "Issyk-Kuljskaja oblastj") is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (north), Chuy Region (west), Naryn Region (southwest) and Xinjiang, China (southeast). It takes its name from Lake Issyk-Kul ("warm lake"), the second largest saline lake in the world, which never freezes despite its altitude in the Tian Shan mountains.
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Lake Ubinskoye Lake Ubinskoye (Russian: "Убинское озеро" ) is a freshwater lake located on the Baraba steppe in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, where it is divided between Ubinsky District in the west and Kargatsky District in the east. The name of the lake derives from Siberian Tatar "ubu", meaning swamp or marsh.
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Azas Nature Reserve Azas Nature Reserve (Russian: Азас заповедник ) is a Russian 'Zapovednik' (strict nature reserve), located in the central part of the Todzha basin (a large intermountain trough within the Altai-Sayan mountain region) of south-central Asia about 500 km west of Lake Baikal. The reserve stretches along the Azas River, and is situated in the Todzhinsky District of Tuva.
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Rakhine State Rakhine State ( ; , ] ; ] ; formerly Arakan) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west, and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between latitudes 17°30' north and 21°30' north and east longitudes 92°10' east and 94°50' east. The Arakan Mountains, rising to 3063 m at Victoria Peak, separate Rakhine State from central Burma. Off the coast of Rakhine State there are some fairly large islands such as Cheduba and Myingun Island.
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Lake Jasybay Lake Jasybay (Kazakh: Жасыбай , alternately Zhasybay) is a lake located in Kazakhstan's Bayanaul National Park, about 85 miles south of Ekibastuz, in south-eastern Pavlodar Region. The lake is 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) long and 1.9 kilometers (1.2 miles) wide.
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Raka, Tibet Raka is a village in Danga Township in Saga County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies along the G219 road near the junction with the northern heading S206 road on the road to Qierexiang, roughly 50 km east of Saga at an altitude of 5565 m . Historically it lay in the province of Tsang. Raka is very well connected, connected by provincial highway 206 to Coqen in the north, Saga in the southwest and Lhatse, Shigatse and Lhasa to the east. Several kilometres to the east is the village of Kyêrdo. An "enormous tributary" called the Raka Tsanpo flows nearby and the saline lake of Raka Lake is also located in the vicinity.
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Nizhnyaya Tunguska River Nizhnyaya Tunguska (Russian: Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска ; ] , meaning "Lower Tunguska") is a river in Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tributary of the Yenisei joining it at Turukhansk (see Siberian River Routes). Settlements on the river include Tura, Yukti and Simenga. The ice-free period on the "Lower Tunguska" starts in mid-June and ends in the first half of October.
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Uvs Lake Uvs Lake (Mongolian: Увс нуур, "Uws núr" ; Russian: озеро Убсу-Нур, "ozero Ubsu-Nur" , Ubsu-Nur lake) is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basin - Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia with a small part in Russia. It is the largest lake in Mongolia by surface area, covering 3,350 km² at 759 m above sea level.
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Manas Lake The Manas Lake () is a salt lake in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. It is located in the western part of the Dzungarian Basin, within the Gurbantünggüt Desert. Administratively, the lake is in Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County; the closest urban settlement is Urho District of Karamay City, some 40 km to the northwest of the lake.
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Golden Mountains of Altai Golden Mountains of Altai is the name of an UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of the Altai and Katun Natural Reserves, Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain, and the Ukok Plateau. As stated in the UNESCO description of the site, "the region represents the most complete sequence of altitudinal vegetation zones in central Siberia, from steppe, forest-steppe, mixed forest, subalpine vegetation to alpine vegetation". While making its decision, UNESCO also cited Russian Altai's importance for preservation of the globally endangered mammals, such as snow leopard and the Altai argali. The site covers a vast area of 16,175 km².