Lake Baikal
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Lake Baikal is a massive rift lake in Siberia renowned as the world's deepest and oldest freshwater lake, containing about one-fifth of the planet's unfrozen surface fresh water.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Baikal canonical | 39 |
| Lake Baikal basin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
freshwater lake ⓘ natural heritage site ⓘ rift lake ⓘ |
| age | approximately 25 million years ⓘ |
| averageDepth | 744 meters ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred site for local indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | about 570,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| freezingPeriod | typically freezes from January to May ⓘ |
| hasEndemism | high level of endemic species ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Olkhon Island ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Baikal seal
ⓘ
omul whitefish ⓘ |
| inflow |
Barguzin River
ⓘ
Selenga River ⓘ Snezhnaya River ⓘ Turka River ⓘ Tyya River ⓘ Upper Angara River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the deepest freshwater lake in the world
ⓘ
being the oldest freshwater lake in the world ⓘ containing about one-fifth of the world’s unfrozen surface fresh water ⓘ |
| largestIsland | Olkhon Island ⓘ |
| length | approximately 636 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Irkutsk Oblast
ⓘ
Republic of Buryatia ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Baikal Rift Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Baikal Rift
|
| maximumDepth | 1642 meters ⓘ |
| outflow | Angara River ⓘ |
| partOf | Baikal Rift Zone ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Siberia ⓘ |
| salinity | very low ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 31,500 square kilometers ⓘ |
| surfaceElevation | about 455 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| tectonicOrigin | continental rift ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
industrial pollution ⓘ |
| tourism | major ecotourism destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| waterClarity | very high transparency ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| waterVolume | about 23,600 cubic kilometers ⓘ |
| width | up to about 79 kilometers ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Baikal basin
subject surface form:
Irkutsk
subject surface form:
Pusa sibirica