Lake
Baikal is the deepest and one of the biggest and most ancient lakes of the
world. It is situated almost in the centre
of Asia. Lake Baikal is a gigantic bowl set 445 meter above sea level. The lake covers 31,500 square km. It
is 636 km long and an average of 48 km wide. The widest point of the lake is
79.4 km. The water basin
occupies 557000 square km. and contains 23000 cu. km. (cubic kilometer) of
water, which is about one fifth of the world's reserve fresh surface water. The
average water level in the lake is never higher than 456m. The average depth of Lake Baikal is 730 m. and
its maximum depth in the middle is 1.620 m. There are hot springs in the
surrounding area of Lake Baikal. The quality
of the water of these springs is excellent. The lake acts as a powerful generator and bio-filter producing
this water. Baikal is a stormy lake. Autumn
is the most stormy time. The wind blows from various directions. The weather
depends on the wind. If it is blowing from the
north, the weather is bright and sunny. The water of the lake
looks green and dark blue. But if the winds get stronger, Baikal turns black,
waves rising high with white crest. The beauty of Lake Baikal is exceptional.
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