Baraba Steppe Explained

Baraba Steppe
Other Name:Baraba Lowland
Барабинская низменность
Type:Plains
Coordinates:55.75°N 78°W
Area:117000km2
Part Of:West Siberian Plain
Elevation:100m (300feet) to 150m (490feet)
Map:Russia
Relief:yes
Location:Russia

The Baraba steppe or Baraba Lowland[1], is a plain in western Siberia.[2] It is named after Baraba Tatars, its indigenous inhabitants.

The Baraba Lowland is an important Russian agricultural region.

Geography

It stretches for 117000km2 across the Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers.Grassland steppe landscapes predominate, as well as sphagnum bogs and Solonchak grounds, although there are remnants of wooded areas. Barabinsk is the largest city in the lowland.

Lakes Chany, Ubinskoye, Sartlan, Tandovo, Zharagash and pink lake Krasnovishnevoye are located in the Baraba Lowland.[2] The Kulunda Plain extends to the southeast. The border between both areas is not well defined.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298120733_The_history_of_agricultural_development_of_the_Baraba_Lowland The history of agricultural development of the Baraba Lowland
  2. Book: Haywood, A. . Siberia: A Cultural History . Signal Books . Landscapes of the imagination . 2012 . 978-1-908493-36-1 . June 7, 2019 . pt154.
  3. Web site: Лесной план Новосибирской области. 12 October 2011.