English: Near the salty lake Elton, located in the semi-deserts of the Volga Region, on the border with Kazakhstan, does not have any landmarks in the steppe. The local population (mainly the Kazakhs) to collect camel and horse skulls for orientation (the nose part of the skull is digging into the ground, and the skull is vertical), so that from the three skulls located at an distance of 50 m apart, an isosceles triangle formed. In fact, an imaginary arrow is formed, in the corners of which are the skulls. The vertex of the triangle indicates the desired direction. The white skulls burned out in the sun are very visible on the background of the steppe. The skull of a camel in a photo was once dug, but fell from time to time.

English: The skull of a camel is a "compass" in the steppe. Expedition in the semi-desert of the Volga Region, salty lake Elton