 The territory of physical-geographical position lies within the West Siberian Plain, Sayano-Altai mountain country and Srednesibirskoy countries, which include the West Siberian Plain, Salairo-Kuznetsk region in the Kuznetsk basin, Western and Eastern Sayan with lying to the north of them -And Chulym Minusinsk Eniseyskoy basin to the south - Tuvinskuyu hollow and Tuvinskoe Highlands with adjoining ridges West and East Tannu-Ola, Highlands Sangilen. North Mountains of Southern Siberia (Sayan) is Mid-Siberian plateau, rolling on the North-Siberian lowlands and north into the mountains Byrranga.
South Central Siberia in orographic plan is a combination of elevated parts and flat hollows. In the west region is restricted Kuznetsk Alatau, which starts from predgory Chulymo-Eniseyskaya hollow. She separated from Minusinsk depression Batenevskim edge, which is further south-west moves in Abakan ridge. In the south Minusinskaya basin adjacent to the foothills of Western Sayan, is a complex mountain system of relatively narrow ranges. Dividing Range - Sayan, stretched around the north-easterly direction. At the crossroads of Western and Eastern Sayan mountain site located with their distinctive alpine terrain. East Sayan protyagivaetsya from the south-east to north-west and form a system ranges from the so-called Bilogirya. To the south of Sayan and to Tannu-Ola ridges and highlands Sangilen located north of the Central Tuva basin. With Shapshalskim west it is limited backbone of Altai, in the east is moving in the Eastern Highlands Tuvinskoe. Along the East Sayan from the south-east to north-west extended Irkutsk-Cheremhovskaya plain. In the north-east, it is limited to the western outskirts Leno-Angarskogo plateau in the north and northwest - the southern tip Angarskogo edge.
The climate in general for the entire region is sharply continental. Differences exist in the range of temperature variation in the degree of humidity and other parameters. This is due to the different height above sea level, the availability of powerful mountains, deep valleys and hollows .
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