Description: Baykal - lake of tectonic origin in the southern part of East Siberia, the deep lake of planet the Earth, the largest natural reservoir of fresh water. Lake and coastal territories are characterized by the unique variety of flora and fauna, the large part of the forms is endemic. Local residents and many in Russia traditionally call Baykal sea. Since 1956 lake is the component part of the Irkutsk (Baikal) reservoir of the long-standing regulation, formed by the weir of Irkutsk GES. Baykal is in the center of Asia, in Russia, On the Border Irkutsk region and the republics Of Buryatiya. |