Lake Baikal is the deepest and largest freshwater lake in the world
It is located in the Republic of Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast
The lake is narrow and curved
It's like a crescent moon
Therefore, it is also known as "Moon Lake"
A mention of Lake Baikal
Everyone must be curious about the Baikal monster
In fact, the water monster is the original ancient creature in the lake
Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world
It has a history of 25 million years
It is also the deepest lake in the world
Lake Baikal is a tectonic lake
It was formed 25 million years ago
Due to Eurasian plate collisions and the formation of deep rift valleys or stagnant waters in the earth's crust
Rarely
Transparency in Lake Baikal
Up to 42 meters
According to the second place in the world
And the water quality here is ideal for drinking water
Despite the calm of the lake
But there are sometimes foggy weather
Plus the depth of the lake
People unconsciously have many associations
As one of the products of crustal change
Lake Baikal is thought to have the possibility of ancient life
This is also the source of the Baikal monster
But it's the same as the Loch Ness Monster
To date, there is no definitive evidence and sufficiently clear photographs to indicate their existence
Lake Baikal still has many unsolved mysteries
The lake is not salty at all
That is to say, it is not connected to the ocean
But it is home to authentic marine life, seals, conchs, fish and lobsters
The world's only freshwater seal
Tropical creatures
Like the Lake Baikal moss
His close relatives live in lakes in India
Lake Baikal leeches can only be seen in freshwater lakes in the south of our country
Baikal clams
It only lives on Lake Okrid in the Balkans
So many questions
There is no way not to make people reverie
What is the truth of time?
Text / Annie
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