Vladivostok

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• Russia Baikal Siberia Vladivostok Kamchatka map

This map is waterproof and tear-resistant, durable enough to survive time spent in the rucksack or pocket. It is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient sheet size (size 100 x 70 cm / 39.5 x 27.5 in) with topographic and tourist information.

Coverage extends over south-eastern Russia at scale 1:2,000,000. The western half of the map starts from Lake Baikal (Lake Baikal itself is included). In the east, the map reaches Sakhalin island off the Pacific coast and extends north to Yakutsk. Names of larger and selected smaller towns are in both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets; smaller places, administrative units, geographical features and places of interest are in the Latin alphabet only.

Road and rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which presents the region's topography by altitude colouring with contours, numerous spot heights and names of mountain ranges. Swamps, marshes and seasonal lakes and rivers are also shown. Road network includes selected unsurfaced local roads and tracks, shows locations of petrol stations, gives driving distances on main and secondary routes, and indicates border crossings (including the M52 route from Novosibirsk across the Altai Mountains to Mongolia). The course of the Trans-Siberian railway line is easy to follow across the map and local airports are indicated.

National parks and protected areas are marked and symbols highlight various places of interest, including locations with tourist accommodation, UNESCO World Heritage sites, museums, etc. The map has a latitude and longitude grid at intervals of 1º and an extensive index of place names, with an additonal list of national parks. Multilingual legend includes English, the map is indexed. High quality German cartography.