| Origin & Development | |
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Legends & Fairy tales • Earth's Crust Thickness • Underwater Relief • Landscapes • History & Formation • Seismic Activity • | |
| History of Lake Baikal | |
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History of Explorations • Inhabitants & Settlers • First maps of Baikal • Archaeological Sites • | |
| Lake Baikal Climate | |
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Introduction • Fogs • Winds & Waves • Ice Conditions • | |
| Fauna & Vegetation | |
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Mammals • Baikal seal - Nerpa • Ichthyofauna • Invertebrates • Vegetation • | |
| Water of Lake Baikal | |
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Colour • Transparency • Temperature • Pressure • Depth • Currents • Budget • Chemical Composition • Pollution • | |
| Recreational Areas | |
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Circumbaikal Railway • Peschanaya Bays • Olkhon Island • Chivirkuysky Gulf • Wooden Irkutsk • Trans-Siberian Railway • | |
| People of Lake Baikal | |
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People of Siberia • Buryat nation in Baikal • Russians in Baikal • | |
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| Links to other related resources: Lakepedia.com Lakepedia is the number one online encyclopedia of lakes. Explore beautiful lakes and lake regions and plan your next amazing vacation. Baikal Science.org Baikalscience is a blog which highlights recent scientific papers published mainly on the ecology and environment of Lake Baikal. Pollution and climate change, recent environmental change, aquatic biodiversity. Global Nature Fund The homepage of the environmental foundation Global Nature Fund provides information about lake issues in 4 languages (German, English, Spanish & Russian). The Global Nature Fund coordinates the international lake network Living Lakes. Living Lakes Homepage of the international network Living Lakes. Lake Baikal is partner of this initiative which brings together environmental groups from all over the world that carry out projects benefiting lakes, wildlife, and people. Baikal Club International An international blog about great lake Bakal. Stories from travelers and natives. Related information and live conversations. Baikal Research Educational Centre (Baikal REC) Baikal REC aims to integrate science and education in the frames of 'geoecology'. The centre was founded by Irkutsk and Buryat State Universities, together with several institutes of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science. Greenpeace Baikal Campaign Lake Baikal is still more or less intact, but it is under serious threat. Greenpeace claims: ZERO-POLLUTION! Lake Baikal - Wikipedia Find out what the webs biggest open source encyclopaedia has to say about Lake Baikal UNESCO World Heritage Site The Committee inscribed Lake Baikal as the most outstanding example of a freshwater ecosystem Pacific Environment |