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One of the biggest and most ancient lakes of world is situated nearly in the center of Asia in a huge stone bowl set 445 m above sea level. Everyone who has been to its shores is impressed and charmed by the grandeur, size, and unusual might of this Siberian miracle of nature.

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Contents:

About ecological problems

Encyclopedia data about the lake.

Climatic conditons

Circumbaikal railroad, built in the old Tsarist Russia.

Animals and fishes

Lake Baikal from space

Baikal plants - images of flora

Photogallery # 1, Photogallery # 2, Photogallery # 3 display
colorful images of nature.

Listvyanka village - is the first settlement for tourists.

A little bit in German about the lake

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The world beneath Baikal

History of research

Words of the poet Mark Sergeev from Irkutsk

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Yachts at Baikal streaming RealVideo

Baikal from space, Regional Observations
Latest images Data From NOAA Satellites

Collecton of the articles in Russian

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