Frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia is the world’s oldest and deepest lake
and it’s the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world. It is also among the
clearest of all lakes, and experts say that it is approximately 25 million years
old.
This massive white landscape is covered in a blanket of
stunning ice sculptures which are creations of nature. The naturally formed ice
blocks, named ice hummocks, have been created due to the extreme weather
conditions.
Freezing temperatures and fierce winds causes fresh ice
and ice floes to move, resulting in these picturesque blocks. The ice hummocks
can reach a height of 15m (50ft) and where temperatures can plummet to minus 38
degrees Celsius.
The lake itself is a natural wonder. It is at least 25
million years old and is known as one of the largest and deepest lakes in the
world. Lake Baikal also holds one-fifth of the world's fresh water.
The frozen Lake Baikal is 636km long and 79km wide, it
has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in Asia, at 31,722km2 (12,248 sq mi). The average
depth is 744.4m (2,442 ft). It is the 7th largest lake in the world by surface
area.
Frozen Lake Baikal pictures
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