Far east of

Russia
Potylistsyna Elizaveta
Rudenko Margarita
 Russian Far East
It is the easternmost part
of Russia which is located
between Lake Baikal and the
Pacific Ocean.
Land borders: Mongolia, China, and North
Korea;
Maritime boundaries: Japan, United
States;
Comprises: 11 constituent entities;
Total area: 6,9429 million sq km or about
42%;
Population: 8 124 053 people;
Washed by: The Laptev sea, the east
Siberian sea, the Bering sea, the sea of
Okhotsk, the sea of Japan;
 Region is extremely mountainous
The highest point in the Russian Far East is the 4,750-meter Klyuchevskaya Sopka.
The largest mountain formations are the Sikhote-Alin, Bureinsky, Verkhoyansky,
Stanovoy, Dzhugdzhursky, Koryaksky ridges, as well as the Chukotka and Aldan
highlands.
Climate
The climate of the Far
East is contrasting -
from extreme
continental (on the
territory of Yakutia,
Kolyma districts of the
Magadan region) to
monsoon (in the
southeast).
 Natural resources
One of the competitive advantages of the Russian Far East is the
presence of the largest reserves of natural resources in the Russian
Federation:
• 81% of diamond reserves,
• 51% of forests,
• 37% of fresh water,
• 33% of aquatic biological resources,
• 44% of gold,
• 27% of gas and 17% of oil.
Population
Yakutsk Lena Pillars Nature Park

Places to visit
Valley of the Geysers Wrangel Island
Lake Baikal