GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL REVIEW OP SIBERIA.
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In general, the temperature in the cultivable zone of Siberia, which in
Western Siberia is +13-5°, in the Eastern part +14°, in the Transbaikal
+13-5°, in the Amur Territory, -fl2° in its northern part and -1-16° on the south,
PI. 27. Winter road in the northern taiga.
+15° and +17° in the Ussuri-Littoral Territory, is almost the same as that of
the corresponding latitudes of European Russia, during the five months period
of vegetation, from May to October.
Accordingly, the cultivable zone of Siberia is better adapted for agriculture
than the regions of Euro-
pean Russia situated be-
tween the same 55° and
58° N. lat., being provided
with a better soil of
blackearth, with more
fertile and extensive pas-
tures, with abundant ri-
vers, and a sufficient
quantity  of forest land.
The population of Si-
beria is not excessively
affected by the sharp
winters, owing to the pre-
vailing   Stillness   Of   the                                PI- 28. Harnessed reindeer.
air, the absence of strong
winds, and to a generally clear and cloudless sky which, taken together, temper
the effect of the extreme cold.
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