Baikal facts for kids
Baikal is a village in Russia, Irkutsk oblast, Sliudanskyy region.
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Geography
The village is near Lake Baikal and setted in left coast of river Angara. In the right coast is Listvianka. The administrative centre Irkutsk is 60 kilometers north. There is an automobile ferry to Listvianka.
Population
In 2005, there were 400 people living in Baikal village. In USSR times there were about 10000 humans.
Images for kids
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The Yenisey basin, which includes Lake Baikal
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The Baikal seal is endemic to Lake Baikal.
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The omul (Coregonus migratorius) is endemic to Lake Baikal, and is a source of income to locals.
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A "giant" Brachyuropus reicherti (Acanthogammaridae) amphipod caught during ice fishing in the lake. Red-orange is its natural, living coloration
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Baikal fishermen fish for 15 commercially used species. The omul, found only in Baikal, accounts for most of the catch.
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Circle of thin ice, diameter of 4.4 km (2.7 mi) at the lake's southern tip, probably caused by convection
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Buryat shaman on Olkhon Island
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Angaraicebreakers
was launched in 1900 and is one of the oldest surviving
See also
In Spanish: Lago Baikal para niños