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 The Baikal Seal - Nerpa The Baikal Seal or nerpa is a unique animal of Lake Baikal. It’s the only mammal that lives in the lake. A lot of people go to the Baikal to see this charming creature. In summer, the seals like basking in the sunshine and you can see how variously they can behave. Like people, the Baikal Seals have different characters and temperaments.  Chersky Rock at Lake Baikal, Russia. Photo by Panoramio.com  Chersky Rock at Lake Baikal, Russia. Photo by Panoramio.com Lake Baikal is the oldest, the deepest and one of the most fascinating lakes of the world. Wherever you go at this charming lake, you will feel its spirit, spend a wonderful time and will be filled with its powerful positive energy! If you arrive in Irkutsk and you are limited in time or have limited budget, then it’s better to visit Listvyanka, which is situated on the shore of Lake Baikal, 70 km (44 mi) from Irkutsk.  Comments are closed  Cities, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Museum, Photos, Tips, Travel, Video  advice, BaikalNature, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Listvyanka, museum, Olkhon island, photos, Russia, seals, Siberia, travel, video
These are photographs of the last year’s winter trekking expedition “Siberian Express for Water” done by Impossible2Possible (i2P) along Russia’s Lake Baikal from its very south to its very north. 650 km on the ice! Incredible achievement! Here’s what the Siberian Express for Water expedition participants say:
Great news! Apart from photographs, Ray Zahab sent me answers to our questions. Further, please, find the interview with him. Additionally, the documentary about the expedition is attached. Comments are closed Adventure, Expeditions, Lake Baikal, Photos, Travel, Video adventure, expedition, ice, impossible2Possible, Lake Baikal, photos, Russia, Siberia, trekking, video, winter  Lake Baikal in Spring. Photo courtesy Vasiliy Maslukov The movements of the Earth’s crust are widening the fault under the lake by 2 centimeters (1 inch) every year. Thus Baikal can collect new sediment without any loss to its huge volume. 
Between 20 and 25 million years of age, possibly even 50 million years old. Besides Lake Tangyanika (about 2 million years), all other lakes date back less than 20,000 years.  Dr Anson W. Mackay on the hill, overlooking Lake Baikal. Photo courtesy of Ewan Shilland. Hereby, we are really proud to present an exclusive interview done with Dr Anson W. Mackay, a professor at the Environmental Change Research Centre, Department of Geography at University College London, who shares his thoughts about Russia’s Lake Baikal and its environmental state. In May of 2011, we were really lucky to have him giving us a like on the Ask Lake Baikal facebook page. Actually, we didn’t do anything to attract his attention. Dr. Mackay is a big admirer of Lake Baikal himself. Has been to the area many times and cares much of its ecology. In our turn, we do what we love to do. We share our passion for the world’s largest & deepest lake. Our interaction with Dr Mackay started from Voice of Russia‘s live radio story dedicated to pollution in Lake Baikal. There was a live talk on air with Nikolai Yasinsky from the Russian Geographical Society and Dr. Anson W. Mackay. You can listen to it online here. We had our own questions to the UK-based professor, who, thank God, was really kind to give us answers. Proceed to read the interview. One comment - (Comments are closed) Ecology, Interesting People, Lake Baikal, Science climate change, ecology, environment, Lake Baikal, Olkhon island, pollution, Russia, Siberia Watch the video and listen to the sounds of waves on Lake Baikal’s Olkhon Island shore. Amazing, isn’t it?.. Sadly, it’s too short.
Yes, it’s summer right now! Summer! Pretty hot outside. So, why not chill out?! Let’s look back and see what we had a couple of months ago on Lake Baikal, Siberia / Russia. Magic ice! It’s like a diamond. You can’t stop admiring it! I’ve been asked a question on how to get to Olkhon Island from Listvyanka.  Buy zanaflex alt=”” width=”403″ height=”450″ />Lake Baikal map (from www.axiomgear.com). Red dots shows Listvyanka and Olkhon. Click the image to enlarge. In summer time you can get from Listvyanka villgae to Olkhon Island only by water. I translated an official timetable for summer 2011. Read more » 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cruises, Lake Baikal, Tips, Transport Lake Baikal, Listvyanka, Olkhon island, Russia, Siberia, summer, timetable, transport, winter  A fragment of Lake Baikal Map by BaikalNature Good news! Thanks to our friends from BaikalNature, it’s now possible to download the travel guide map of Lake Baikal (Siberia/Russia) for free. No need to buy it online and wait for the map delivered by snail mail.
Do simple steps to get Lake Baikal Map from BaikalNature:1. Choose the package and download it. That is all! What’s so special about Lake Baikal Map from BaikalNature?It’s free. Done in high quality and resolution, and in several languages. |
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