West Siberian Plain — The West Siberian Plain ( ru. Западно Сибирская равнина) is a large plain that occupies the western portion of Siberia and Russia, between the Ural Mountains in the west and the Yenisei River in the east, and by the Eastern Sayan Mountains and… … Wikipedia
West Siberian economic region — ( ru. Западно Сибирский экономический район; tr.: Zapadno Sibirsky ekonomichesky rayon ) is one of twelve economic regions of Russia. This vast plain marshy and thinly populated in the north, hilly in the south is of growing economic importance,… … Wikipedia
East European Plain — The East European Plain (also Russian Plain ) is a plain comprised of a series of river basins in Eastern Europe. Together with the Northern European Plain it constitutes the European Plain. It is the largest mountain free part of the European… … Wikipedia
North Siberian Lowland — ▪ region, Russia Russian Severo sibirskaya Nizmennost, low lying region, east central Russia. It is situated between the lower Yenisey River in the west and the lower Kolyma River in the east. To the south lies the Central Siberian… … Universalium
New Siberian Islands — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of the Russian Federation in Asia: part of the Yakut Autonomous Republic. 14,826 sq. mi. (38,400 sq. km). * * * Island group, Arctic Ocean, northeastern Russia, north of eastern Siberia. The islands… … Universalium
Pre-Siberian American Aborigines — The name American Aborigines has been proposed by some archaeologists and anthropologistsWho|date=December 2007 for hypothetical peoples who lived in the Americas prior to the arrival of the ancestors of the Paleo Indians.This theory is mainly… … Wikipedia
Siberia — Siberian redirects here. For the cat breed, see Siberian (cat). This article is about Siberia as a whole. For the federal district, see Siberian Federal District. For other uses, see Siberia (disambiguation). Coordinates: 60°0′N 105°0′E / … Wikipedia
Siberia — Siberian, adj., n. /suy bear ee euh/, n. 1. Russian, Sibir . an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific. 2. any undesirable or isolated locale, job, etc., to which one is assigned as… … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
