Lake Baikal was declared a Unesco World Herititage Site in 1996 
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The Incredible Mysteries Beneath the Blue

Set deep within the Russian subcontinent Lake Baikal in Siberia has been shrouded in myths and legends.

Author : OT Staff

The Baikal Lake in Siberia has created quite the stir all over social media. The world&rsquos deepest and the most voluminous lake owes its popularity to a rather rare phenomenon. Labelled as &lsquoBaikal Zen&rsquo, rocks that have filled on the ice of Lake Baikal are heated by sunlight and melt the ice below. Once the sun sets, the ice becomes solid again, creating a small support for the rock again. Here&rsquos a glimpse of of some of the unusual ice formations in Lake Baikal

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