Interesting facts about Baikal have always interested people, because the riches of glorious Russia have been known for their invisible uniqueness for a long time. Fascinating facts prove that this lake is truly unique, and there is no other such natural place on Earth to be found anymore. Baikal is a record-breaking lake, listed in the Guinness Book. It is also referred to as a solar lake, which has long been justified.
1. Baikal is one of the most ancient lakes located on Earth.
2. Baikal is considered the largest reservoir of fresh water.
3. The lake begins to freeze in December, and this process ends in January - this reservoir needs a month for the water to completely freeze.
4. More than 50 species of fish live in Lake Baikal.
5. In ancient times, the lake had the name Bei-hai, which means “rich deer” in translation.
6. Baikal has very clear and clean water. It is so pure that you can drink it even without pretreatment.
7. The water from this lake tastes like distilled liquid. It contains a small amount of organic impurities, as well as suspended and dissolved minerals.
8. Baikal is considered a seismic territory, where earthquakes regularly occur.
9. Baikal can remind Australia in terms of the number of unique animals and insects that live on the territory of the lake.
10. Baikal is a Siberian pearl.
11. Baikal is the lake with the greatest depth.
12. Despite the fact that Baikal is a lake and not a sea, storms and high waves appear there very often. Wave height reaches 4-5 meters.
13,300 rivers flow into Lake Baikal, and only 1 river flows out of it.
14. It is forbidden to catch sturgeon on Baikal.
15. Baikal seals (seals) live on the lake, but where they came from there remains a mystery.
16. Even in summer, swimming in Lake Baikal will be cool, because the water does not have time to warm up to the required temperature.
17. The famous director James Cameron celebrated his birthday on Lake Baikal, because he admires the nature of this place.
18 No clever swimmer managed to cross Baikal.
19.Mineralization of the Baikal water is very weak.
20 Baikal is also called the lake of the sun. This is due to the fact that the number of sunny days in this area breaks all records.
21. On Lake Baikal there is a National Park - Barguzinsky Reserve, the purpose of which is to protect rare species of animals. There are thermal springs in the park with water temperatures above 70 ° C.
22. On the shore of Lake Baikal, a 550-year-old cedar grows; in general, Baikal is famous for the presence of larch and cedars, which are 700 years old.
23. The viviparous golomyanka is the most extraordinary fish present in the waters of Lake Baikal. It is almost all fat.
24. Scientific research of Baikal continues to this day, allowing you to learn a lot about this lake.
25. Even Vladimir Putin sank to the bottom of Baikal.
26. Every year, approximately 5 tons of oil are extracted from the bottom of Lake Baikal.
27 In winter, on Lake Baikal, you can see cracks, the length of which is 30 km.
28. Baikal was first mentioned in ancient Chinese annals.
29. The asteroid was named after Baikal, which was discovered by the Crimeans in 1976.
30. Strong winds are frequent guests on the lake. They are diverse to such an extent that they were given their own names: Kultuk, Verkhovik, Sarma, Barguzin, Gornaya, Shelonnik.
31. In Baikal, the amount of water exceeds the great lakes of the northern part of America.
32. If the water in this lake disappeared, then in order to re-fill Baikal, the world's rivers would need a year.
33 Baikal is included in the UNESCO list.
34. Freshwater sponges living in Lake Baikal grow by 1 m in 100 years.
35. Shrimps are considered to be water filters in Lake Baikal. Namely, Rachku Epishura, Baikal owes its water purity.
36. Local people call Baikal “the sacred sea”.
37 Baikal often takes the lives of people; in the summer there is a week when people die the most.
38 Baikal is considered a magnet of anomalies.
39 Baikal is popular with alien tourists; according to eyewitnesses, UFOs often appear there.
40. Swimming in the water of Lake Baikal, it is impossible to get sick.
41. Due to the fact that the fauna and flora of Lake Baikal are attacked by poachers, the Day of the seal was established.
42. Olkhon is considered the only inhabited island of Baikal.
43. There is a cave on Baikal where shamanic rituals were held in ancient times.
44. Scientists believe that Baikal is more than 25 million years old, but despite this, the lake remains young.
45. Russia celebrates the Day of Baikal in September.
46. On the territory of Baikal, many states could fit.
47.Diving into Lake Baikal was first made on the Canadian deep-sea vehicle "Pysis".
48. Residents talk about Baikal as a "living" lake.
49 A huge number of songs are dedicated to Baikal in modern times.
50 Baikal is famous not only in Russia, but also in many other states.
51 Baikal was formed under the influence of mud volcanoes.
52.Scientific researcher Viktor Dobrynin discovered that Baikal water has a glow.
53. Having caught all the fish on Lake Baikal and distributed it to the Russians, everyone will receive more than 1 kg of fish.
54. Baikal has a continental climate.
55.The speed of the flow of Lake Baikal practically never exceeds 10 centimeters per second.
56.The coastline of Lake Baikal has the same distance as from Turkey to Moscow.
67. There are sturgeons on Lake Baikal, whose age reaches 60 years.
58. The structure of the depression, where Baikal is located, is rift. It is very similar to the structure of the Dead Sea Basin.
59 The highest mountains of the Earth were flooded in the Baikal waters.
60. The remains of dinosaurs were found at Baikal.
61.The depression of deep-water Baikal consists of 3 basins.
62. In honor of this lake, a carbonated drink was named, which resembles Coca-Cola.
63 Baikal is famous for the mysterious place Shamanka.
64 Baikal has the shape of a crescent.
65. Earthquakes on Lake Baikal will be imperceptible for humans.
66. From itself, Baikal is a huge fault in the earth's crust.
67 Baikal begins to thaw only at the onset of March.
68. Extraterrestrial life is present on Baikal.
69 Baikal is the main Russian wonder, located in Siberia.
70.The territory of Lake Baikal is much larger than the area of Holland and Denmark.
71.The water mirror of Lake Baikal includes 22 islets.
72. Baikal has a huge number of memorable places and sights.
73.The key transport artery of the Russian Federation runs close to Lake Baikal.
74.The lake is surrounded by mountain ranges and hills.
75. Tourism is especially developed on Lake Baikal.
76. The western Baikal coast is rocky and steep.
77. Passenger cruise ships sail across Lake Baikal.
78. Winter on Lake Baikal is much milder than in other regions of Siberia.
79. The main feature of Baikal's nature is contrast and inconstancy.
80 Baikal is considered an inexhaustible source of healing energy.
81. On Lake Baikal quite often in the summer one can observe a funny optical effect, when the progress of the vessel is accompanied by a mirage.
82. There are legends that say that the most ancient treasures are hidden on the territory of Lake Baikal.
83. In winter, under sunny weather conditions, the ice blocks of Lake Baikal are associated with precious stones.
84.The average depth of the lake is 730 meters. And the water is very transparent that even at a depth of 40 meters, stones and other objects are visible.
85. In winter, evaporation occurs on Lake Baikal.
86.The territory of Cape Kolokolny is famous for the steepest underwater slopes of Lake Baikal.
87 There are more than 20 caves in the Baikal region.
88. In addition to deep-water Baikal, there are several other reservoirs with the same name in Russia.
89.The depth of the lake is the same as the 5 Eiffel Towers.
90. In our time, 10 assumptions are known, according to the origin of Baikal.
91. The origin of the name of the lake is Turkic.
92. Baikal has a unique water circulation, it is completely mixed in 5 months.
93. Lake Baikal has a good "immunity" to pollution.
94. At Baikal, video cameras were installed to observe seals under water.
95 There is a lot of oxygen in the waters of Lake Baikal.
96. In the process of hostilities between Russia and Japan, a railway was built on Lake Baikal.
