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Aktash Destination Guide

Explore Aktash in Russia

Aktash in the region of Altay with its 3,374 inhabitants is a place in Russia - some 2,069 mi or ( 3330 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Aktash

Time in Aktash is now 07:14 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Omsk " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Gorno-Altaysk, Barnaul, Abakan, Uujim, and Olgii. Since you are here already, consider visiting Gorno-Altaysk . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Aktash ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Altai. The Moments.mov

11:48 min by Konstantin Sukhov
Views: 60 Rating: 5.00

Photos from Altai where my friends and I went this summer and it was a good experience for us. We lived 10 days in a village and then (till the end of the month) in a tent right in the mountains. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Altai flood

The Altai flood refers to the cataclysmic flood(s) that swept along the Katun River in the Republic of Altai at the end of the last ice age. These glacial lake outburst floods were the result of periodic sudden ruptures of ice dams like those triggering the Missoula flood.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.29 87.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geology of Asia, Megafloods

Lake Cheybek-Kohl

Lake Cheybek-Kohl (or Dead lake) is in Altai Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia. It is located in the upper reaches of the Chibit River, at elevation 1816 m. The lake is a natural phenomenon — it was formed by the damming of the river. It belongs to dam type of the lakes. Because the lake has no fish, it is called Dead. The first theory was that mercury was in water. From this, Ivan Efremov wrote the story "Lake of Mountains' spirits".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.40 87.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Lakes of Altai Republic

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Aktash