The Olkhonskie Vorota Strait
Irkutsk Oblast

Olkhon Gate separates the south-west of Olkhon Island from the western shore of Baikal. In the north the strait opens out into the Maloe More strait, and to the south into the central open Baikal. The banks of the strait are mostly steep and precipitous, the shoreline is a rugged with long narrow capes and bays. To the north-north-west of the strait the valley of the Sarma River lies, the source of Sarma wind - the strongest wind of the Baikal.
Olkhon`s Gate, 16/06/2012 Olkhon`s Gate, 16/06/2012 Olkhon`s Gate, 16/06/2012 Olkhon`s Gate, 16/06/2012
Olkhon`s Gate, 09/06/2013 Olkhon`s Gate, 09/06/2013 Olkhon`s Gate, 09/06/2013 Olkhon`s Gate, 09/06/2013
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Olkhon`s Gate, 13/06/2013 Olkhon`s Gate, 09/06/2013 Olkhon`s Gate, 13/06/2013 Olkhon`s Gate, 19/06/2012
Olkhon`s Gate, 09/06/2013 Olkhon`s Gate, 19/06/2012 Olkhon`s Gate, 19/06/2012 Olkhon`s Gate, 13/06/2013

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