Mount Chersky () is a mountain in the Baikal Range, Russian Federation.
This peak is named after Lithuanian explorer Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892, Ivan Chersky transcribed from Russian), who greatly contributed to the study of Lake Baikal.[ Природа Байкала - гора Черского ]
Geography
This high mountain is the highest point of the
Baikal Range, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It is an ultra-prominent peak, located near
Lake Baikal, in the border of
Irkutsk Oblast and
Buryatia.
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See also
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List of mountains and hills of Russia
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List of ultras of Northeast Asia