- Lake Baikal is nothing short than a natural wonder. It is the deepest, oldest and largest freshwater lake by volume, containing one fifth of the world’s fresh water.
- With depths of more than a mile, the 25-million-year-old Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lake on the planet — and it’s home to a variety of...
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- Lake Baikal has been confirmed as the only fresh water lake with direct and indirect evidence of gas hydrates existing.[4].
- In Russia we spell Lake Baikal like “OzeroBaykal”. The word “Baikal”came from Turk language. The word “bai” means “wealthy” and“kul” means “lake”.
- In the west there are the Baikal Mountains, in the east the Zabaikalskie Mountains. The Angara River is the only outflow of Lake Baikal.
- Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world with a maximum depth of 1,632m. The first European to reach the lake is said to have been Kurbat Ivanov in 1643.
- Lake Baikal’s is 600-kilometers in length and is an ecosystem of its own. In 1996 UNESCO recognised it as a world heritage site.
- Lake Baikal is a fresh water lake, and the lake was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. Lake Baikal is part of the Baikal Rift Zone.