See how beautiful frozen Lake Baikal is

Thursday 19 December 2019, 17:17 by Michelle Peeters | 6,897 views | 2 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

A unique natural spectacle can be seen at Lake Baikal in Siberia in winter. A wondrous sight can be seen here then. The lake freezes and blocks of ice are pushed upwards by the pressure of the ice.

Large cracks and strange methane bubbles can often be seen too. Frozen Lake Baikal is beautiful. It doesn't get much better than this, it is magical!

Photo: Alexey Trofimov
Lake Baikal is the oldest and deepest lake in the world. In some places, it is as much as 1.6 kilometres deep and it is 600 kilometres long. During winter, it freezes and a layer of ice about two metres thick forms on it. Thick enough to drive a car on.

What is also special is that a lot of methane is released, creating wondrous shapes in the ice. Sometimes pieces of ice are even pushed upwards. It is a very photogenic and wondrous world to capture.

In winter, it can easily reach -30 degrees Celsius here, even during the day. So make sure you wear suitable clothing and keep your camera batteries warm too.

It is quite an undertaking to get there. The nearest city is Irkutsk. From the bus station, you take the bus to the town of Listvyanka, which takes an hour and a half. From there, you can get onto the ice yourself. Or you can go out with an organised group.

The Trans-Siberian Express runs along the lake. You can get off the train and book an excursion to explore the lake. This can be quite an adventure, especially in winter, but it is definitely worth it.

Source: Droomplekken.nl

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Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.

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2 comments

Peter van Dinther wrote on Tuesday 24 December 2019 at 13:34 | reply
Beautiful indeed. It is quite a detour to get there...
Have a nice day.
Translated from Dutch.

Robert Vogels wrote on Tuesday 24 December 2019 at 14:54 | reply
What a landscape! Wow.Now let’s just keep our fingers crossed that it stays this way.
Robert
Translated from Dutch.

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