Wonderland: 7 amazing images of the world 's deepest and largest lake, Baikal

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Many people may know that Lake Baikal in Russia is the oldest and deepest lake in the world for fresh water, dating back to about 25 million years and an area of ​​1,700 meters, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The lake has 20% of the world's non-frozen fresh water and is home to rare plants and animals that turn into a winter wonderland where water is frozen and mid-sized spots appear in addition to bubbles in the ice that look like long white threads The surface of the lake.

According to NASA, the bubbles appear by methane, released by the algae found at the bottom of the lake, then frozen as they approach the surface of the water, creating a stunning effect.

There are also many effects such as frozen underwater strips, which form during freezing, and frozen waves also along the shore, where the ice piles accumulate above themselves after being blown to the beach by warmer air, before refraction and freezing again, resulting in a wave effect .

With temperatures down to minus 30 degrees Celsius, ice layers can be as high as 30 inches. However, it is not only dangerous, but it is also illegal to walk across the surface of the frozen lake without proper authorization because it requires special training.

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