- Autopsy Baikal ice Those wishing to see the pristine beauty of Lake Baikal without clusters of tourists to its shores is better to arrive in early summer.
- The Most Interesting Facts About Lake Baikal, Russia #Russia, #Baikal.
- The Baikal’s maximum depth is 1,637 m. The clear water of the Baikal Lake, containing high level of oxygen and few minerals, has the composition close to that of...
- Hydrothermal vents, however, are typically found under the ocean — which makes Lake Baikal one of the only lakes in the world with this natural feature.
- 3. WHEN TO VISIT THE BAIKAL LAKE: heat, cold, ice and thaw. 4. WHAT TO SEE ON THE BAIKAL LAKE: visits and outstanding activities.
- Climb Chersky Mountain. The Baikal Mountains are located in the northwest of the lake and border the Siberian Plateau.
- Baikal is the deepest (with a maximum depth of 5,387 ft) and oldest (formed about 25 million years ago) lake in the world.
- From Russian Байкал (Baykal, “Baikal”), from Buryat Байгал нуур (Bajgal nuur, “Lake Baikal”), ultimately from the Turkish bol (“abundant”), and göl (“lake”).
- 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.
- The Baikal seal is one of more than 2,000 known animals that are endemic (unique) to Lake Baikal in...