Hint: 5 wonders of Russia

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1. Lake Baikal (о́зеро Байка́л, Mongolian: Байгал нуур, Baygal nuur, meaning "nature lake") 


is the world's oldest and deepest lake at 30 million years old and with an average depth of 744.4 metros.

Learn more about Baikal here. 

Travel to Baikal here

Read the diary if a traveller about visiting Baikal here 

Enjoy the view here

2. The Valley of Geysers (Долина гейзеров) 

geyserfield in Russia, and has the second largest concentration of geysers in the world. This 6 km long basin with approximately ninety geysers and many hot springs is situated on theKamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, predominantly on the left bank of the ever-deepening Geysernaya River, into which geothermal waters flow from a relatively young stratovolcano,Kikhpinych. Temperatures have been found to be 250 °C, 500 m below the caldera ground.^[1] It is part of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, which, in turn, is incorporated into the World Heritage Site "Volcanoes of Kamchatka". The valley is difficult to reach, with helicopters providing the only feasible means of transport.

Read 'what actually happened there' here

3D model of the Valley here

All about the Valley here 

3. Mamayev Kurgan (Мамаев Курган) 

dominant height overlooking the city of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) in Southern Russia. The name in Russian means "tumulus ofMamai"

The original Mamayev Kurgan was a Tartar burial mound 102 metres high. The current formation is dominated by a memorial complex commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 to February 1943). The battle was a decisive Soviet victory overAxis forces on the Eastern front of World War II and arguablythe bloodiest battle in human history. At the time of its installation in 1967 the statue named The Motherland Callsformed the largest free-standing sculpture in the world.

Official web-site here

Mamayev Kurgan 3D model here

Panorama here

4. Mount Elbrus (Эльбрус) 

inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Mt. Elbrus's peak is the highest in the Caucasus, in Russia. While there are differing authorities on how the Caucasus are distributed between Europe and Asia, many sources agree that Elbrus is also the highest mountain in all of Europe.Mt. Elbrus (west summit) stands at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft); the east summit is slightly lower at 5,621 metres (18,442 ft).

Computer generated summit panoramas North South.

The photo gallery of the mount here

Space view here

Info and photo are taken from Wiki

5. The Manpupuner rock formations (Man-Pupu-Nyer; Мань-Пупу-нёр) or the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations or Poles of the Komi Republic 

set of 7 gigantic abnormally shaped stone pillarslocated north of the Ural mountains in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic. These monoliths are around 30 to 42 meters high and jut out of a hilly plateau formed through the weathering effects of ice and winds ^[1].

According to a local legend, the stone pillars were once an entourage of Samoyeds giants walking through the mountains to Siberia in order to destroy the Vogulsky people. However, upon seeing the holy Vogulsky mountains, the shaman of the giants dropped his drum and the entire team froze into the stone pillars

Panorama here

The photo gallery here

Video report here

Text and photo are taken from the Wikipedia