Do people live near Lake Baikal?

Lake Baikal features About 1,500 people live there. More than 300 streams and rivers feed into Lake Baikal, but the Angara River is the only outlet.

Are there monsters in Lake Baikal?

Now, in case its biodiversity doesn’t dazzle you, here’s another peculiar fact: Lake Baikal has its own version of the Loch Ness Monster known as “Lusud-Khan” (which translates to “Water Dragon Master”).

What fish live in Lake Baikal?

Omul
Arctic graylingBaikal sturgeon
Lake Baikal/Fish

Is Baikal Zen real?

As the world’s deepest and most voluminous freshwater lake, it has a geography that produces the gravity-defying sight of rocks teetering on “legs” of ice. The wonder is known as Baikal Zen, in reference to the stacking of stones found in Japanese gardens.

How cold does it get at Lake Baikal?

Seasons, Weather and Water Temperature at Baikal Lake

How did Lake Baikal get so deep?

Lake Baikal is so deep because it is located in an active continental rift zone. The rift zone is widening at a rate of about 1 inch (2.5 cm) per year. As the rift grows wider, it also grows deeper through subsidence. So, Lake Baikal could grow wider and deeper in the future.

What do Golomyanka eat?

These are the so-called vertical migrations exercised by the fish in search of food. At night the fish rises to the water surface to eat the planktonic epischura crustaceans or young oilfish, and during the day it hides from its natural enemies – Baikal seals and omul – at the depth of the lake.

Can you drink from Lake Baikal?

Baikal is a fresh water lake, so it is possible to take the water from the lake directly, boil it, and then drink it.