Main page | Information | Photogallery | Guestbook | Forum New | Search
| About Korsakov city |
|---|
|
Korsakov - District centre in Sakhalin
region,
city (with 1946) of region subservience, third on amount of
inhabitants a city of region (46 thous. people., 1999.). It Is
Disposed ashore bays of Salmons of bay Aniva Gulf, in 42 km from
administrative centre of region South - Sakhalinsk. To city with north and with orient approaches hilly Korsakovskoe plateau, comes to the town from the north and east, it is overgrown with coniferous - broad - leaved forests (the fir, birch, larch, spruce, oak, ash, sakhalin velvet, nut Siebolds and others.). The Trees in woods quite often interweave;intertwine lianas (schizandra, actinidia and others.). Eastward from city are located the picturesque lakes Tynaicha, Greater Vavaiskoe, Busse and ensemble others, being good places for fish fishing and hunts. House of fisherman and huntsman "Birusinka" is disposed On lake Tynaicha. Korsakov Is founded in 1853 expedition G. Nevelskogo As military
post Myrayevskiy. This be most old-time settling of region. In
1854 in connection with english - french aggression on FAR useded material "South sea gates of Sakhalin" |