- From Russian Байкал (Bajkál, “Baikal”), from Buryat Байгал нуур (Bajgal nuur, “Lake Baikal”), perhaps ultimately from the Turkic *bāy (“rich”), and *köl, *kȫl (“lake”...
- Lake Baikal is an ancient, massive lake in the mountainous Russian region of Siberia, north of the Mongolian border.
- The Baikal is unique by its natural peculiarities. Насладитесь комфортным отдыхом на озере Байкал. Enjoy a comfortable recreation on the lake Baikal.
- As nouns, Baykal and Baikal are synonyms defined as: Baykal and Baikal: the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world.
- Lake Baikal is located along the Baikal Rift Zone, a tectonic boundary where the Earth’s crust is still pulling apart.
- Yet, the temperature in July and October is usually constant at around 25°C. Thus, in winter you can walk along the lake, and in summer you can swim in Baikal.
- How to pronounce Lake Baikal. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. UK/ˌleɪk ˈbaɪ.kæl/.
- Severobaikalsk is connected by the Baikal-Amur Mainline to Bratsk and Tayshet in the west and Tynda and Komsomolsk-on-Amur and in the east.
- In winter, Baikal freezes, and the ice often cracks, sometimes reaching 25-30 kilometers in length. The size of Lake Baikal exceeds the size of some seas.
- Baikal is also the largest freshwater reservoir on Earth, so 22% of all freshwater worldwide and 85% of Russia’s water supply are concentrated here.