Siberian Forests

The taiga west of the lower Yenisei stretches across the northern Siberian lowlands, where forests alternate with bogs, lakes and winding rivers. Coniferous woodland thins towards the Arctic, giving way to forest-tundra and open tundra. The Yenisei receives waters from the great plateau to the east and flows north to the Kara Sea. Long winters freeze its tributaries and the surrounding ground, while snowmelt brings high water in spring.