Listvyanka, Russia - september 13, 2017- Seagulls over Lake Baikal

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The lake stretches from southwest to northeast for 620 km in the form of a giant crescent. The width of the reservoir ranges from 24 to 79 km . The bottom of Lake Baikal in its deepest part is 1,167 meters below the level of the World Ocean. The altitude mark of the Baikal water's edge is set (since Baikal is regulated) at the limit of 456-457 meters above sea level, but in the Pacific elevation system. The water surface area of Lake Baikal is 31,722 km2 (excluding islands), which is approximately equal to the area of countries such as Belgium or the Netherlands. By the area of the water mirror, Baikal ranks seventh among the largest lakes in the world. The catchment area is 570,000 km2. The length of the coastline is 2000 km .

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Size: 3876px × 2584px
Location: Irkutsk, Russia
Photo credit: © Valeriy Gavrilyuk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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