Baikal

Baykal - fresh-water lake in the south of East Siberia.

Position: between 55°46,3° of the north latitude and 109°57,5° of the eastern length of 51°27,5° of the north latitude and 103°42,5° of east debt.

Height above sea level: 455 m.

Age: about 25 mln. years.

Flora the fauna: include about 2600 forms.

Maximum depth: 1637 m.

Area: 31500 sq. km.

Volume: 23 thousand cu. km.

Length of the lake: 636 km.

Greatest width: 79,5 km.

Smallest width: 27 km.

Extent of the coastline: 2000 km.

Quantity of the capes: 174 (according to the data Of I.D. Cherskiy).

Quantity of the islands: 26 (according to the data Of o.G. Gusev, 1990). Largest of them Olkhon.

Largest molded edges: Barguzinskiy (725 sq. km.), Chivyrkuyskiy (270 sq. km.), Proval (197 sq. km.).

It falls the rivers: 336 (according to the data Of I.D. Cherskiy).

Largest inflow: Selenga river.

It escapes from Baykal: one Angar River.

Temperature of water in the open lake in summer: highest 16°S, lowest 0°S.

Temperature of water in the shoal on the coast: highest in August 23 °S.

Warmest water in the molded edges: Mukhor (small sea), The Chivyrkuyskiy molded edge, embassy litter.

Period of the ice formation: On January 15 - on May 1.

Period of the passenger navigation: from May 15 to November 10.