Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body ...

"Trying to understand how evolution works is one thing that is really interesting about Baikal," Ozersky said. The lake is open to visitors. However, it isn't a great spot for swimming as for five ...

Russian freediver Yekaterina Nekrasova is believed to have set a new world record in under-ice swimming ... under the frozen surface of Lake Baikal. If confirmed by the appropriate official ...

Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular Lake Baikal. Sofia Buntovskaya has nothing but praise for the lake and its pure and perfectly clear water. Her love for this natural Siberian jewel made the ...

Russia’s Lake Baikal covers an area of 12,248 square miles - slightly larger than Belgium - making it the seventh-largest lake by surface area and the second-largest in Eurasia after the Caspian ...