Lake Baikal

Numerous of the thousands of plant and animal species that call Lake Baikal home are indigenous to the area. Buryat tribes live there as well. On the eastern side of the lake, where the mean temperature ranges from a winter minimum of 19 °C to a summer maximum of 14 °C, they raise goats, camels, cattle, sheep, and horses. The territory around Lake Baikal itself is occasionally referred to as Baikalia, whereas the area to the east of the lake is known as Transbaikalia or the Transbaikal. In 1996, UNESCO designated Baikal as a World Heritage Site.

Southern Siberia is home to the historic Lake Baikal, which was formed by a continental fissure. The lake is the biggest freshwater lake in the world (by volume). It is also the deepest and oldest lake in the world, and it is renowned for the clarity and beauty of its waters. The lake is thought to have originated about 25–30 million years ago. Numerous species, including as seals, red foxes, elk, Siberian red deer, wild boar, Eurasian brown bears, and others make the lake and it surrounds their home.

Due to its clarity, the lake, which is frozen for about five months out of the year, is now popular with tourists. Viewers can peer through the ice to admire the different surface formations. The Baikal lake monster legend is only one of the intriguing legends that revolve around the lake.

Location: Siberia, Russia