Svyatoy Nos Peninsula, Buryatia

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Svyatoy Nos
Святой Нос / Hilmen Hushun
Panorama of the mountains rising above the lakeshore in Svyatoy Nos
Svyatoy Nos is located in Republic of Buryatia
Svyatoy Nos
Svyatoy Nos
Geography
Coordinates53°41′N 108°51′E / 53.69°N 108.85°E / 53.69; 108.85
Adjacent toLake Baikal
Length56 km (34.8 mi)
Width20 km (12 mi)
Highest elevation1,878 m (6161 ft)
Highest pointMount Markova[1]
Administration
Federal SubjectBuryatia

Svyatoy Nos ('Holy Cape') is a large peninsula on the eastern edge of Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia, in the Barguzinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia. It is part of the Zabaykalsky (Trans-Baikal) National Park.

The name "Svyatoy Nos" (Святой Нос) means 'Holy Cape' in Russian. Russian explorers in the 17th and 18th centuries used the word нос nos in the meaning 'cape' (metaphorically based on 'nose'). The name Svyatoy Nos originally referred to the southwestern cape of the peninsula (Мыс Нижнее Изголовье),[2] and a (now abandoned) village on that cape. Then the name passed on the whole territory of the peninsula.[3] In the Buryat language, the peninsula is called Hilmen Hushun, which means "sturgeon's muzzle."[1]

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