Beautiful Russia. Lake Baikal
Baikal is the cleanest and deepest lake on the planet. He is called "father", and it is not accidental: "father" is more than 20 million years old. Today, the maximum depth of Lake Baikal is 1637 m - the largest among the lakes of the globe. According to scientists, the shores of the "sacred sea" divide by two centimeters per year, and on this basis the assumption is made that Baikal is a nascent ocean; An interesting, though fantastic, assumption. But its beauty is quite real. See for yourself.
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Features of Lake Baikal, distinguishing it from other freshwater reservoirs, are the presence of the purest water, rich in oxygen.
Railway along Lake Baikal Author: Kirill Burtasovsky
Baikal - The lake in Russia.
A lake of tectonic origin in the southern part of Eastern Siberia, the deepest lake on the planet, the largest natural reservoir of fresh water. The lake and coastal areas feature a unique variety of flora and fauna, most animal species are endemic.
Icy poetry of Lake Baikal.Author: Evgeny Sayfutdinov
Photographer Kristina Makeeva
Interestingly, the thickness of the ice can reach 2 meters.
One of the most important sights of the Baikal is the seal (also known as the Baikal seal). It is here that you can see large seals rookeries, particularly on the western side of the island of Thonky. The Baikal seal
Lovely Lake Baikal
Shamanka at sunset
The Shamanka Rock is a cape in the middle of the western coast of Olkhon Island, on Lake Baikal. It ends with a two-peaked rock, called "Shaman-rock". Currently, the cape has the status of a state natural and historical monument
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Bear on the way to Lake Baikal
Near the village of Khuzhir, Baikal. Author: Daniil Korjonov
Waiting for the sunset ...Author: Alexander Kukrinov
Expeditions of the manufacturer of agricultural machinery Rostselmash on the ice of Lake Baikal. source
Mainsail at Cape Uyuga. Author: Stanislav Tolstnev
Cracked ice on the surface of Lake Baikal source
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Wow! That looks beautiful. I'd love to take a train trip through Russia to see the scenery like that.
let's go @michellerhey ! I have just summer vacation ))
What a great post!!! I can't wait to go back to Russia! Until then, I will be visiting this page often!
That lake is bigger than a small country!
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looks very beautiful. Nice pics
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