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The nature of the Primorsky Krai

Primorsky Krai differs the rich nature and a special variety of a landscape. Here it is possible to see both rocky tops, and stony and woody slopes, and mountain small rivers with falls and thresholds, and the quiet flat rivers, both starichny and lagunny lakes, and caves and bogs …

The most part of the territory of Primorsky Krai (80 occupy numerous ridges and separate hills, other 20 % of the territory make lowlands (Prikhankaysky, Ussuriisk, Suyfunsky).

Mountains of Primorsky Krai, generally belong to Sikhote-Alinsky ridge which stretches more, than on 1000 km from the southwest on the North-East (at width - 250 km). The highest points of ridge - Tardoki-Yani's mountains (2077 m) and Cloudy (1855 m).

It is rich and various animal and flora of Sikhote Alin. At heights to 150-200 meters the broad-leaved woods grow. Above (to 600 — 700 m) they are replaced by the coniferous and broad-leaved woods in which the linden and the Korean cedar prevail. Even above (from 750 to 800 m) the taiga woods with an ayansky fir-tree, a belokory fir, a daursky larch, a stone birch and a maple begin. Tops of mountains are covered with rare tundra vegetation.

The well-known Ussuriisk taiga occupies 2/3 territories of the region and differs wealth and a variety of types of plants. Northern taiga, southern subtropical and western steppe vegetation types here meet. A third of all types of plants of Primorsky Krai belongs to medicinal, including the well-known ginseng. Fruits more than 50 trees, bushes and lianas belong to edible, and edible fungi more than 200 types are.

The fauna of Primorsky Krai is presented: Amur tiger, East Asian leopard, Amur wood cat, goraly, spotty deer, izyubry, roe, kabargy, sable, raccoon dog, Ussuriisk cat, fox, to columns, otter, glutton, squirrel, hare and chipmunk.

In Primorsky Krai about six thousand rivers largest from which are: Ussuri, Bikin, Big Ussurka, Arsenyevka, Oozy, Samarga. The main watershed of Primorsky Krai is Sikhote Alin. From its east slope of the river of Primorsky Krai flow to the Sea of Japan, and with western — to the river Ussuri. From other (less extended) watershed – systems of East Manchurian mountains of the river run into Peter the Great Bay.

In Peter the Great Bay the picturesque islands of Primorsky Krai are scattered: Russian, Popova, Reyneka, Rikorda, Askold, Putyatina, etc.

Khanka lake - the biggest lake is not only in Primorsky Krai, but also in all the far East. Its area is about 3 thousand sq. km. Lakes and rivers of Primorye differ richness and diversity of fish species. The most major of them: catfish, carp, pike, chebak, bream, grayling, taimen. From the East and South-East, the Primorye territory is washed by the stormy sea of Japan. On the species diversity of fish it occupies the first place among all the seas of Russia. 179 species of fishes of the sea of Japan belong to fishing. The most significant of them are: Pacific herring, anchovies, mackerel, capelin, Atka mackerel, cod, flounder, halibut, far East sardines, salmon, humpback and other. Near the sea coast of Primorye can be found about 30 species of dolphins, whales and seals. A rich and unique nature of Primorsky Krai in need of protection and protection. With this purpose in the region are many natural parks, reserves and sanctuaries. The most famous of them are: the Ussuri, Khankaisky, the Sikhote-Алиньский nature reserves, nature reserve «Kedrovaya pad'», the far Eastern marine reserve.  