Space images of Lake Baikal
Baikal (bur. Baigal dalai, Baigal nuur) - lake tectonic origin in the southern part Eastern Siberia, most deep lake on the planet, the largest natural reservoir fresh water. The lake and coastal areas are distinguished by a unique diversity of flora and fauna, most of the species are endemic. locals and many in Russia traditionally refer to Baikal as "the sea".
Baikal. Space image of the southern part of Baikal, the Irkutsk reservoir, the Khamar-Daban ridge
“Baikal can also be called the sea, for what flows from it big river The Angara and then interfere with many other rivers and with the Yenisei, and together they will flow into the great Okiya Sea; and for that it is powerful to be called the sea, which interferes with big sea, and it is impossible to go around it; also for this it is possible to be called the sea, because its size in length and breadth and depth is great. And it is possible to call it a lake because the water in it is fresh, and not salty, and the writers of those lakes in which the water is not salty, although great, do not call the sea; however, it is possible to call Baikal and envy the writer of the earth the sea, because its length can be run by a large ship for ten or twelve or more days, whatever the weather, and its width where it is wider, and where it is narrower, they do not run across less than a day; and its depth is great, because they measured many times, a hundred and more fathoms, but they don’t find the bottom, and this is repaired because there are high mountains everywhere around Baikal, and on which snow sometimes does not melt in summer.
Baikal. Space image of the southern part of Baikal
Baikal. At the edge of the earth
Baikal. Selenga delta from space
Lake Baikal. Ice around the Holy Nose Peninsula
Baikal. Winter in the Barguzinsky Bay, the Myagkaya Karga Isthmus, Lake Arangatui are visible on the right
Lake Baikal. Satellite over South Baikal
Lake Baikal. Olkhon Island and the Small Sea Strait from space
“And in the middle of Baikal there is a great island, which is called Olkhon, and that island stands in the middle of the sea, the circle will be more than a hundred miles, and before that many Fraternal foreigners lived on that island, because on that island there are mountains and forests and the steppe is great there is, but after the Cossacks smashed them, they fled from that island, and now it is empty, and there are a lot of all sorts of animals on the island; and besides that island, there are other small islands, but not many at once.
Nikolai Spafariy, "Description of the Baikal Sea"
Lake Baikal. Space image of the Svyatoy Nos Peninsula, Barguzinsky and Chivyrkuisky bays
Lake Baikal. Northern Baikal from space. Top left - Lake Frolikha
Lake Baikal. Northern Baikal in the area of Barguzinsky and Baikal-Lensky reserves
Lake Baikal. Space image of the middle part of Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal. Middle part of Baikal, view from space
Lake Baikal. Northern Baikal from the Holy Nose Peninsula to the Upper Angara
Lake Baikal. Olkhon Island, Selenga Delta, view from space
Lake Baikal. Space image of Baikal. May 12, 2002
Lake Baikal. Winter Baikal from space. December 11, 2003
“And Baikal stretches with an abyss and length from east to west, and the sun rises on Baikal a degree; and in winter, sometimes Baikal freezes starting around Kreshchenyev days and stays until the month of May around Nikolin days, and the ice lives in a thickness of a sazhen and more, and for this purpose, sometimes sanmi and sleds walk on it in winter, but it’s very scary, because the sea is resting and it is divided into two, and cracks of a sazhen width of three or more appear, and the water from it does not spill over the ice, but soon converges again together with great noise and thunder, and in that place it seems like an icy rampart; and in winter, everywhere along Baikal, noise and great thunder live under the ice, as if from a cannon it beats (not leading fear of the great), especially between the island of Olkhon and between the Holy Nose, where the abyss is large.
Satellite map of Buryatia. Explore the satellite map of Buryatia online in real time. A detailed map of Buryatia was created based on satellite imagery high resolution. As close as possible, the satellite map of Buryatia allows you to explore in detail the streets, individual houses and sights of Buryatia. A map of Buryatia from a satellite easily switches to a regular map mode (scheme).
Buryatia- a region in Russia, which is part of the Siberian Federal District. The administrative center of Buryatia is the city of Ulan-Ude. The beginning of Buryatia was laid in 1666 with the appearance of the first wooden fortress in this area, where the city of Ulan-Ude later grew.
The sharply continental climate of Buryatia is characterized by a bright demarcation of the seasons. Winter in Buryatia is cold, but dry, without a significant amount of snow. Air temperature in winter time-20…-22 C. Summer is warm, but short with an average July temperature of +18C.
Tourism in Buryatia quite well developed due to the numerous natural resources. One of the most visited resorts in Buryatia is Arshan, whose name is translated from the Buryat language as " healing water». The largest number tourists are observed here in the summer, when there are many opportunities for active and interesting recreation. Arshan today is one of largest resorts Buryatia, which was given the name of the Pearl of Transbaikalia.
Another popular resort- Barguzinsky Bay, largest bay Lake Baikal. IN summer time it attracts thousands of tourists from all over Siberia.
Best medical resort region - Nilova Pustyn, which is located on the territory of the Tunkinsky National Park. There are more than 300 natural attractions in Buryatia. Of course, the most important of them, which glorified Buryatia to the whole world, is Lake Baikal. This is the deepest and cleanest lake on the planet, which in Siberia is even called the sea.
In addition, in Buryatia there are many national parks and reserves. This is Transbaikal national park, protected by UNESCO, Tunkinsky National Park, Dzherginsky Reserve, etc. In each of these parks you can see unique natural objects: mountains, caves, rivers and lakes.
Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. The lake covers an area of 31,722 km3, which is comparable to the territory of countries such as the Netherlands or Belgium. The length of the lake is 636 km, the width is from 24 to 79.5 km.
Satellite map of Lake Baikal shows that the lake is on the border Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia. The map also shows that the lake has the shape of a crescent. Length coastline- 2100 km. Average depth- 744.4 m, and the most deep point lake reaches 1642 m.
Baikal - fresh lake, the water reserves of which are 23,615,390 km2. This is approximately 19% of all lake water in the world. It should be noted that in terms of water reserves, Baikal is second only to the Caspian Sea (lake).
The water in Baikal is cold and clear. Even in summer, the water temperature rarely exceeds +8-9 °C. In winter, the lake freezes almost completely, and by the end of winter, the ice thickness reaches 1-2 meters. Freeze lasts on average from January 9 to May 4. In winter, cracks and unusual forms of ice cover form on the Baikal ice: “hills”, “autumn”, “sokuy”. On satellite maps Lake Baikal can be seen in winter dark rings, which are formed due to an increase in the temperature of the surface layer of water.
There are 27 islands on the lake, of which Olkhon is the largest. Baikal is a habitat for 2630 species of animals and plants, of which 2/3 are found only here. On unique nature Lake Baikal is largely influenced by a large number sunlight, which is a record for Russia - 2524 hours.
must visit
On Lake Baikal, it is worth visiting Northern Baikal, Shaman-stone rock, capes Ludar, Ryty and Shamanka Rock, Ushkany Islands, Peschanaya Bay, Chivyrkuisky Bay and Chersky Peak. It is recommended to take a walk along the ecological path - the Great Baikal Trail - to Big Cats, the Svyatoi Nos peninsula and the Barguzinsky Bay.
must know
Lake Baikal can be reached from the cities of Irkutsk, Severobaikalsk and Ulan-Ude. The Trans-Siberian railway runs along the lake.
chief tourist center Lake Baikal is the village of Listvyanka near the source of the Angara. Motor ships and boats depart from here, making cruises on Lake Baikal. From the village of Maksimikha they go river boats to the Holy Nose Peninsula. There are hotels and private houses in the villages of Sukhaya and Enkhaluk. Here you can also stay overnight in a real yurt.
At the mouth of the Selenga River there are 2 tourist camps - "Baikal Surf" and "Kultushnaya". Khakusy resort is located in the north of Lake Baikal.
