Severobaykalsk
Sign in to saveSeverobaikalsk (; , Khoito-Baigal) is a town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River, northwest of Ulan-Ude and northeast of Irkutsk. Population:
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Severobaykalsk is a town in the Russian republic of Buryatia situated on the northern shore of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake. It serves as a settlement at the mouth of the Tyya River and functions as a regional hub positioned between the major cities of Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk.
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- Severobaikalsk
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Северобайкальск
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- Хойто-Байгал
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- Buryat
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- Северобайкальск 10.jpg
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- Severobaikalsk railway station
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- right
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- Flag of Severo-Baykalsk.jpg
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- Republic of Buryatia
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- town of republic significance of Severobaikalsk
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Severobaikalsk (; , Khoito-Baigal) is a town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River, northwest of Ulan-Ude and northeast of Irkutsk. Population:
==Geography== Severobaikalsk is located on a plateau at the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River. To the west the town is surrounded by the Baikal Mountains, to the northeast by the Stanovoy Range. Severobaikalsk is geographically isolated, the closest town is Ust-Kut, more than away. The closest large cities are Ulan-Ude, to the southeast and Irkutsk, more than to the southwest.