Russian Federation Information

INTRODUCTION

Russia is even referred to as the Russian Federation, which is a magnificent destination to venture to. Russia stands as one of the largest country in the world in respect to the overall landmass. Catch up with the sights that deliver the essence of primitive Russian architecture articulated in its building and cathedrals. Pack your bags right away and feel the sheer joy of adventuring along with capturing the delightful glances of the nature's enchanting splendor.

LOCATION OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Russian Federation is nestled along the northern stretches of Eurasia. Russia is engulfed from the northwestern region to the southeastern with provinces like Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea.

PHYSICAL MAP OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Russian Federation is comprised of Arctic and sub-Arctic region, and is composed of several landscapes. The land has vast stretches of plain extending from the European to the Asian territory, identified as Siberia. The southern region is steppe in nature while the northern regions are covered with dense forests, while being tundra in the northern area.

Mountain ranges stretches along the southern borders, where one may find Mount Elbrus, the highest point of Russia and Europe. One may even glance through the bursting volcanoes on the Kamchatka ranges. The Ural Mountains are known to separate the continents of Europe and Asia.

Get to see extensive coastline that expands to the areas of the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, thereby engulfing the regions of Baltic, Black and Caspian seas. Some of the major lakes passing through this region are Lake Baikal, Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega.

CLIMATE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Travel to the Russian Federation during the months of May to September, when the day temperatures ascends to about 23-35 C, while the night temperature falls to about 10-23 C. The region is prone to snow spell where the temperature reaches to about -5 C especially in the month of May and September. Do carry along your waterproof shoes for the spring season while carrying along the warm clothes for beating away the cold during the winter season.

FLORA AND FAUNA OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The northern region of the Russian Federation is known as the arctic desert zone, which is comprised of the Arctic Ocean and the Taymyr Peninsula coastal region. Catch up with birds and mammals along the sea like the sea calf, seal and the walrus that are settled here.

The tundra region of the northern part of Asia can be separated into arctic zone and into tundra subzones. Watch out for species like the dwarf birches, willows, lichens, and mosses along with presence of arctic fox, reindeer, white hare, lemming, and willow ptarmigan that can be commonly sighted.

The Southern tundra forest zone, which is even called as taiga, cover major portion of the area in the province. Watch out the deciduous trees, growing here along with species like the spruce, pine, fir and cedar. The animals that are found here are Russian bear, reindeer, lynx, sable and squirrel. Birds that reside in this region are mainly capercaillie, hazel-grouse, owl, and woodpecker. The broadleaf wooded forest is a home to wonderful faunas like the European wild boar, deer, roe deer, red deer, mink, and marten.

The southern region is marked with forest-steppe zone, where one may find birds like the skylarks, cranes, eagles, and the great bustard. Amur Tigers, Amur Leopards, musk deer, Himalayan bears, brown bears, reindeer, salmon can be seen quite frequently within the region.