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Lake Baikal
Baikal is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Baikal is the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake. Baikal goes from south-eastern Siberia to the north part of Mongolia. Its area is 12,248 sq.miles. The depth of Baikal is 5,387 feet. Geologists think that Lake Baikal formed somewhere 20-25 million years ago. Baikal water is cold, pure and oxygen-rich. Baikal is home to thousands of species of plants and animals, many of which exist nowhere else in the world. More than 80% of the animals are endemic. Baikal is famous for its seals and omul. The nature of Baikal is very beautiful. There are a lot of mountains and forests around the lake. Forests are called Siberian taiga. The lake has got a nickname “The Pearl of Siberia”. Baikal is a popular place among tourists from all over the world. According to the statistics 146,937 people visited Irkutsk and Baikal in 2014. The most popular places to stay by the lake are Listvyanka village and Olkhon island. And have you ever been to these places.
[pic] - The eastern coast of Lake Baikal.
[pic] - Baikal in winter
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Baikal in summer
VOCABULARY
Deep – глубокий
Freshwater – пресная вода
Border – граница
Depth – глубина
Geologists – геологи
Form – основывать
Рure and oxygen-rich – чистый и обогащен кислородом
Species of plants and animals – виды растений и животных
Exist – существуют
Endemic – обитают в определенной местности
Nickname – прозвище
According to the statistics – согласно данным статистики
