Western Siberia is an amazing place. There are few places where you can find such picturesque landscapes, such clean air, beautiful mountains and transparent lakes. In addition, the West Siberian Lowland is the third largest in the whole world.
Dimensions and Scales
Just imagine - Western Siberia occupies about 2.6 million square kilometers! This is just an incredible scale. It stretches for 2500 kilometers from the Kara Sea to the semi-deserts of Kazakhstan (from north to south) and from the Yenisei to the Urals (from east to west) for 1900 km. The vast expanses of Siberia are simply mesmerizing.
It is interesting that the lowland surface is mostly flat, and if there are differences, they are insignificant. Hills are a characteristic feature for all suburbs except the northern one. In the southern, western and eastern, they are quite common. But they are not high - a maximum of 300 meters. In the central regions, the lowlands are at most 150 meters above sea level. In general, it should be noted that nature is amazing, and this is one of the features that distinguish Western Siberia.
Resources and environmental conditions
The lowland territory is represented by the whole gamut of soils - here you can meet both chernozems and tundra rocks. Special attention should be paid to the climate of Western Siberia. It is sharply continental.
In the winter season, it is very cold in these places, and besides, pressure drops here - slowly but surely, and it has been kept at a low level for quite some time. There are also winds of the southern rhubas. Far from every person is able to endure the climate of Siberia - there is no place for the seasoned because the absolute temperature minimum in the south is -50 degrees. In the center and in the northern part, this indicator is -55`C. The “warmest” (if you can call it that) region is the southwest. There, the temperature in winter is relatively low - to a maximum of minus 28. Indeed, for Siberians this is an absolutely normal indicator, but the southerners instantly shudder when they hear -10. Needless to say about such temperatures as, for example, -60, and this is not uncommon here.
No wonder snow here is a common occurrence. Western Siberia is covered with white fluffy cover about 270 days a year. But it is in the north, in the southern part this figure is 160 days. The thickness of the snow cover is rather big - more than half a meter. Really impressive.
Warm Siberia
Summer in Siberia, as you could already understand, no. However, warming is observed. Closer to summer, the pressure begins to normalize, and the temperature rises. The air, by the way, warms up pretty quickly. The hottest weather in these places is different - it depends on the area. In the north, off the coast of Yamal, the average summer temperature is four degrees Celsius. If you take into account the Arctic Circle, then the figure is higher - as much as 14 `C. In the extreme south, July is already more like summer - it is warm enough there, thermometers show +22. The north has a pleasant climate, and the temperature in July is 28 degrees. And finally, south - it's even too hot there, since thermometers often show +45 `C.
In Siberia, it rains quite often. From April to October, there is a "rainstorm" season. About 80% of precipitation falls precisely during this period. This happens in all places except the southern regions - sometimes it sometimes does without rain.
Interesting Facts
Many people know how rich the deposits of Western Siberia are. It is famous for its reserves of gas, peat, coal and oil. Bakhilovskoye, Vysokostrovskoye, Karamovskoye, Mayskoye - these and many other deposits of valuable minerals are located precisely on the territory of the West Siberian Plain. So this is not only a picturesque region of the Russian Federation, but also a source of expensive and useful minerals. The fuel and energy resources of Siberia play a crucial role in the formation of its specialization, as well as in the economy of our state.
Another interesting fact is that its national economic complex produces about 14 percent of the gross product of the entire Russian Federation. Siberia is in third place among the 11 most developed economic regions of the state. Everything contributes to this - high-quality resources, rich deposits and a variety of minerals.
Siberian cities
And, of course, it is worth paying attention to such a topic as the cities of Western Siberia. The first and most famous is Novosibirsk. It is the third most populated metropolis in Russia. The largest transport hub of our state, as well as a developed scientific, industrial and, of course, cultural center. "Siberian capital" - that’s what they call it.
Omsk is a city with a rich culture, the former capital of White Russia; Tyumen is the oldest city in all of Siberia; Barnaul - the center of the Altai Territory; Novokuznetsk - it is in it that the largest metallurgical enterprise of Russia is located ... These and many other cities play a huge role for the entire Russian Federation. Tomsk, Kemerovo, Kurgan, Surgut - these names are known to everyone. They are also part of the mighty Western Siberia, our Russian pantry and the largest region of extraction of valuable resources.