• The lake is deep enough to stand five Eiffel Towers (each 324 metres/1,063 feet) on top of one another. Lake Baikal changes its face every season.
  • And yet, an estimated 100,000 Nerpa seals call Lake Baikal home. Scientists in part owe the lake's thriving marine life to the hydrothermal vents inside it that bring...
  • In this section, general information on the lake is presented with links to pages in The Magic of Baikal where you can find more detail.
    • Lake Baikal – the deepest lake in the world
    • The islands and caves of Baikal
    • Explore your spiritual side
  • Every year, up to 2,000 earthquake tremors are detected in Lake Baikal, each one increasing the depth and size of the lake.
  • Because of its great age and total isolation, Lake Baikal contains unique flora and fauna in the world, which is of great value to the evolutionary science.
  • Very seriously on Baikal trace poachers as in the lake there is a set of unique species of fish which cannot be caught in large quantities.
  • Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world.
  • The Buryatian side of Baikal Lake (the Eastern shore) is famous for its sunny bays and sandy beaches.