At 31,722 km2 (12,248 sq mi)—slightly larger than Belgium—Lake Baikal is the world's seventh-largest lake by surface area, as well as the second largest lake in ...
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Why is Lake Baikal so famous?
Known as the 'Galapagos of Russia', its age and isolation have produced one of the world's richest and most unusual freshwater faunas, which is of exceptional value to evolutionary science.
Is Lake Baikal the cleanest lake in the world?
Baikal is one of the clearest lakes in the world. During the winter, the water transparency in open sections can be as much as 30–40 m (100–130 ft), but during the summer it is typically 5–8 m (15–25 ft).
Can you swim in Lake Baikal?
Lake Baikal has some of the cleanest water in the world and is suitable for swimming. Even in the summer, taking a plunge in the lake is refreshing; the only negative is the temperature.
Why is Lake Baikal so clean?
The lake remains so clean due to the feeding of its waters from glaciers and rivers that filter and clean the water before its entering the lake, and due to a unique crustaceous zooplankton, the Baikal epischura, otherwise known as the sea flea.
Lake Baikal is a huge lake in Siberia, Russia. It is the biggest fresh water reservoir in the world. The lake is near Irkutsk.
freshwater rift lake in southern Siberia, Russia.
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. F. Fauna of Lake Baikal (1 C, 8 P) ...