- The Baikal seal is one of more than 2,000 known animals that are endemic (unique) to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia.
- At the lake’s northwestern shore, Baikal Mountains rise steeply over the lake, with their highest peak, Chersky Mountain measuring 2,572 meters.
- Scientists are still arguing about the age of Lake Baikal (the main theory is 25-35 million years, but some say about 150,000 years and just 8,000 years)...
- Lake Baikal provides not only quality but also quantity and it is estimated that the lake contains around 19% of the unfrozen fresh water on the planet.
- Lake Baikal (Russian: Байкал bigh-KAHL) is a lake in Eastern Siberia, Russia. It is the biggest and deepest freshwater lake in the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Если озеро одно, мы перед ним ставим слово Lake или не используем артикль: Lake Baikal/Baikal – озеро Байкал.
- And don’t forget to visit the Baikal Limnological Museum with 11 aquariums, containing the Lake Baikal fauna and trained Baikal freshwater seals.
- Lake Baikal is the Deepest Lake in the World.
- Baikal Lake is the oldest (25 million years) and the deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world.
- We've traveled to Baikal lake several times and here's our guides to the best popular and hidden destinations there.