Tag: “Lake Baikal”

46 places found.

  1. Lake Baikal

    Located in Siberian Russia, Lake Baikal is the world's deepest lake, containing 1/5 of the world's fresh water. It is home to numerous species which live only in the waters of Baikal.

  2. Burkhan

    Known as Burkhan in the native Buryat and as Shamanka in Russian, this stunning rock formation is the holiest site on the island of Olkhon, located on Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia. Locals leave offerings of coins, alcohol and cigarettes to appease the spirits.

  3. Solnechnaya (Hostel/Camp)

    Solnechnaya is a lovely hostel/camp facility on Olkhon Island in Russia's Lake Baikal. It is located in Khuzhir, the largest village on the island...

  4. Khuzhir

    The Russian village of Khuzhir is home to roughly 1200 people. It is the largest village on the island of Olkhon, located in Siberia's Lake Baikal.

  5. Olkhon Island

    Olkhon Island is the largest island on Siberian Russia's Lake Baikal. It is home to roughly 1500 people, most of whom live in the small village of Khuzhir.

  6. Killarney National Park

    One of the most beautiful places I have ever been. Many people think of the western coast when they think of Ireland, rocky and deserted, but I think of Killarney, wooded and mossy with black lakes and stone bridges, and deserted abbeys.

  7. Crater Lake

    Crater Lake is located within Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, and is the deepest lake in the United States, and the 7th deepest in the world at 1,943 feet deep. It has no inlets or outlets, and was formed when Mount Mazama erupted 7,700 years ago.

  8. The Salton Sea

    At 376 square miles the Salton Sea is the largest lake in California, and at an average of 51 feet, it is rather shallow. it is also, like nearby Death Valley, below sea level.

  9. Mono Lake State Reserve

    A massive saline lake in the sierras, Mono Lake has no outlet and is the natural collection point for all of the salts and minerals that wash down out of the mountains. This high mineral concentration has over the many years formed giant tufa, or calcium carbonate spires that jut up out of the lake like stalagmites.

  10. Ukha

    Ukha isn't actually a place... it's a food.