Siberian Forests

Forests and wetlands stretch east of the northern Urals across the headwaters of the Sosva and Lozva. These rivers join to form the Tavda, whose waters continue toward the Tobol and the Ob basin. The Ponil, a tributary of the Lozva, winds through forest and marsh, leaving old channels and lakes along its lower course. In this northern country, rivers cut pathways through a vast and sparsely settled landscape.