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English: Cape Burhan with Shaman Rock, Shamanka Rock. The rock formation is made of white marble, dolomite, limestone, with inclusions of garnet, quartz and graphite. It is of great importance in the history of Siberian and Buryat shamanism and Tibetan Buddhism. Olkhon Island. Lake Baikal, Russia.
Русский: Мыс Бурхан со скалой Шаманка, Шаман-скалой. Один из главных символов/образов Байкала. Скала сложена из белого мрамора, доломита, известняка, с проблесками граната, кварца и графита. С разных ракурсов и при разном освещении, как камень-хамелеон, она отсвечивает разными цветами и оттенками, мерцаниями. Имеет важное значение в истории сибирского и бурятского шаманизма и тибетского буддизма. Остров Ольхон. Озеро Байкал, Россия. |
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| Author | Vyacheslav Argenberg |
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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as “Lake Baikal”. |
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 11 September 2026. It was captioned as follows: English: Cape Burhan with Shamanka Rock. The rock formation is made of white marble, dolomite, limestone, with inclusions of garnet, quartz and graphite. Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal, Russia. Other languages:
Čeština: Mys Burhan se Skalou Šamanka. Skalní útvary jsou tvořeny bílým mramorem, dolomitem, vápencem, s vměstky granátu, křemene a grafitu. Ostrov Ольхон (Olchon), jezero Байкал (Bajkal), Rusko. Deutsch: Der Schamanenfelsen am Baikalsee, Russland. English: Cape Burhan with Shamanka Rock. The rock formation is made of white marble, dolomite, limestone, with inclusions of garnet, quartz and graphite. Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal, Russia. Español: Roca de Shamanka en el Cabo Burhan. Esta formación rocosa está compuesta de mármol blanco, dolomita y piedra caliza, con inclusiones de granate, cuarzo y grafito. Isla de Oljón, lago Baikal, Rusia. Euskara: Burhan lurmuturra Xaman harkaitzarekin. Harkaitza marmol zuriz, dolomitaz eta kareharriz osatuta dago, eta granatea, kuartzoa eta grafitoa ditu. Olkhon uhartea, Baikal lakua, Errusia. Magyar: A Burhan-fok a Sámán-sziklával. A sziklaképződmény fehér márványból, dolomitból és mészkőből áll, gránát-, kvarc- és grafitzárványokkal. (Olhon, Bajkál-tó, Oroszország) Nederlands: Kaap Boerchan met Sjamanka op het eiland Olchon in het Baikalmeer (Rusland). De rotsformatie bestaat uit wit marmer, dolomiet, en kalksteen met insluitsels van granaat, kwarts, en grafiet. Português: Rocha Xamã no Cabo Burhan. Esta formação rochosa é composta de mármore branco, dolomita e calcário, com inclusões de granada, quartzo e grafite. ilha Olkhon, lago Baical, Rússia. Русский: Мыс Бурхан со скалой Шаманка. Один из главных символов озера Байкал. Скала сложена из белого мрамора, доломита, известняка, с проблесками граната, кварца и графита. Имеет важное значение в истории сибирского и бурятского шаманизма и тибетского буддизма. Остров Ольхон, озеро Байкал, Россия. |
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