• He was also the first one to point out Lake Baikal’s great depth. But habitation in the Baikal region goes back much more than that.
  • Here you can visit the Baikal Museum of Gems, Retro Park, the Museum of Soviet Dolls. And try the omul in all its forms - hot and cold smoked, salty and dried!
  • 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.
  • For the full article, see Lake Baikal. ... In 1996 the Lake Baikal Coastal Protection Zone was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
  • The area around Lake Baikal is also home to many different kinds of birds, such as the Baikal teal, the saker hawk, the Baikal cuckoo, and the black-throated loon.
  • Irkutsk, the unofficial capital of the Baikal region, is both a modern city and excellent introduction to Siberia's past.
  • In it there are numerous endemic species such as the seal and the Baikal sturgeon, the golomjanka fish and the epishura crab (a tiny animal whose role is...
  • Like Lake Baikal, the Selenga Delta is internationally recognized for its biodiversity and importance, according to the Ramsar Convention.
  • For example, in Baikal there are more than 300 species of various Crustacea which brightest representative is the Baikal epishura.