2) Ulan-Ude. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Buryat Republic, SE Siberian Russia, on the Selenga River near its confluence with the Uda. A major transportation hub, it is a river port, a junction on the Trans-Siberian...

3) Khangai. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Republic of Mongolia, extending from east to west for c.500 mi (800 km); rises to c.13,000 ft (3,960 m). Many rivers, notably the Orkhon and the Selenga, rise on...

4) Orkhon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Republic of Mongolia, and flowing east, then north, past the site of ancient Karakorum, and then northeast to join the Selenga River just S of the Russian border....

5) Baykal. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Its maximum depth is 5,714 ft (1,742 m), making Baykal the world's deepest lake. There are numerous feeder streams (notably the Selenga), but the only outlet is the...

6) Buryat Republic. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Siberian Russia, N of Mongolia, extending between Lake Baykal and the Yablonovy Mts. Ulan-Ude is the capital. The republic is mountainous and heavily forested and...

7) Mongolia, country, Asia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...State of Mongolia, republic (1995 est. pop. 2,494,000), 604,247 sq mi (1,565,000 sq km), N central Asia; traditionally known as Outer Mongolia. Bordered on the west,...

8) Mongolia, region, Asia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the west; the Manchurian provinces of China on the east; Siberia on the north; and the Great Wall of China on the south....