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Which country is the land of ice and snow?

The land of ice and snow is Russia.

Most of Russia is located in the north temperate zone, with diverse climate, mainly temperate continental climate, but the climate north of the Arctic Circle belongs to the frigid zone. The temperature difference is generally large, with the average temperature of-18℃~- 10℃ in June and1~ 27℃ in July.

The annual average precipitation is 150 ~ 1000 mm. Siberia has a high latitude and a long cold winter, but it has long sunshine time and suitable temperature and humidity in summer, which is beneficial to the growth of coniferous forests.

Oymyakon village, located in the northeast of Russia, is one of the coldest settlements in the world. The average temperature in June of 1.2℃ is -50℃, which is the lowest in history. Therefore, Russia is also known as the land of ice and snow.

The terrain of Russia:

Russia is mainly plain and plateau. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, low in the west and high in the east. Almost all of the western part belongs to the Eastern European Plain, and the eastern part is the Ural Mountains, the Western Siberian Plain, the Central Siberian Plateau, the Northern Siberian Lowland, the Eastern Siberian Mountains and the Pacific Coast Mountains. The Great Caucasus Mountains stand in the southwest, with the highest peak, Mount Elbrus, at an altitude of 5642 meters.