Mysterious legend in the world's deepest freshwater lake

Discover the buried legend 'deep' in the bottom of the world's deepest freshwater lake .

In terms of natural geography, the Russian Federation is the country with the most natural resources in the world, from dense old forests with huge timber, rich oil fields to huge sources of fresh water coming from Lake Baikal.

More than a resource, Lake Baikal is also one of the most famous tourist sites in the world with so many legend stories around .

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Lake Baikal, also known as the Great Lake Sea , is located in southern Siberia, in Russia. This is the oldest freshwater lake in the world, born 25 - 30 million years ago from a fracture of the Earth's crust. Baikal covers an area of ​​about 31,722 km ² with a depth of 1,642m, occupying simultaneously two records of the deepest and largest freshwater lake on the planet.

The unique point that only Lake Baikal owns is its ability to develop and expand "miracle". According to scientists' calculations, each year, the Lake Baikal is' bigger 'about 2cm, now it has opened 336 branches all.

The freshwater reserves here are equivalent to 20% of the world's fresh frozen water and 90% if only counted in Russia. In case all other freshwater resources on Earth are exhausted, water in Lake Baikal is enough for all mankind to use it for 40 years.

Lake Baikal beauty when winter comes

Like most parts of Russia, the temperature in Lake Baikal is quite low, with locations down to -19 degrees Celsius in the winter. More surprisingly, the water of Baikal Lake is extremely clear, from the shore it is possible to see boulders at a depth of 40m.

The water content here is also very pure, containing very few minerals. Experts conclude that it is not exaggerating to call Lake Baikal water almost as distilled water.

Lake Baikal water surface is beautiful

In addition, Lake Baikal is also the 'home' of more than 2,500 different species of plants and animals. Some famous rare animals such as the Golomyanka fish are unique with transparent bodies and do not lay eggs, but breed offspring or seals called Nerpa Baikal.

Picture of a Nerpa Baikal seal

Said to have moved here from North Bac Duong more than 800,000 years ago, these small seals became the symbol of the wonderful Baikal natural heritage site.

. is the origin of mysterious legends .

There are many folk stories about the birth of Lake Baikal. It is said that the meteorite crashed into the Earth and created a large crack, where the latter was Lake Baikal.

It is rumored that certain supernatural magical powers can extend human life. That is why there are people willing to risk immersing themselves in lake water at temperatures of -5 degrees Celsius to be immortal.

A magical and somewhat magical moment of Lake Baikal

Another story about the lake revolves around the powerful man named Baikal. In the old days, Baikal had a beautiful daughter named Angara. Angara was so beautiful that to protect her, Father Baikal locked her in a tall tower. But the beautiful girl fell in love with Yenisey and escaped her father to follow her lover. Baikal knows about Angaria, angrily and curses Angara, throwing a broken mountain to block her from meeting Yenisey.

Angara was thirsty and thirsty. She pleaded with her father to forgive her and asked him to give her water. However, Baikal replied that he could only give her tears.

That is why the Angara tributaries of Lake Baikal and Yenisey River form a teardrop like today. As for the Baikal part, grieving over the daughter's story, he became cold and sullen like the gloomy, cold look of the lake later.

The cold, gloomy look of Lake Baikal is like the legend

In addition, there is another legend about the birth of a large lake here. Accordingly, when people arrived in this area, there was no trace of the country. People search for a long time, but to no avail. They are extremely bored, frustrated and angry.

Luckily, a pilgrim appeared. He felt compassion for the fate of the people who were about to die of thirst, then tore the heart from his chest, and threw it to the ground. The heart breaks through the thick soil beneath the feet and the water from it flushes, pure, creating Lake Baikal as it is today.

Not stopping there, Olkhon Island belongs to the lake that is believed to be the place of Genghis Khan. It was also rumored that Lord Jessus had been here and blessed, while the Cape Ryty area of ​​West Lake Baikal was cursed, which could make anyone pass through here "unexpectedly".

. even stories about aliens .

Over time, stories and rumors about Lake Baikal are even more. An old Russian naval document in 1982 recorded the encounter with aliens on the lake bottom of some divers.

Specifically, some naval divers accidentally encounters 'silver-colored humanoid creatures' at a depth of 50m. As a result, 3 of them died because of chasing, 4 others were seriously injured.

Image of strange circle in Lake Baikal from extraterrestrial satellites

By 2009, it was discovered in Lake Baikal that strange circles of up to 4.4 km in diameter could be seen from extraterrestrial satellites. Two years later, a ship called Yamaha was missing in the lake by sucking in large whirlpools.

Many people believe that it is evidence for the presence of aliens and the vortex of water above is the door to the hell world.

Is Lake Baikal the base of aliens on Earth?

People themselves around Lake Baikal also recounted many mysteries. Many people often see strange scenes on the surface of the lake: from the castle image to the train, the boat . Sometimes, at night, from the bottom of the lake, there is a very scary light. Scientists say that it is likely that the images that local people describe are illusions created by the effect of the difference in temperature, humidity in the air, water and underwater surfaces. here.

Even so, Lake Baikal still makes people doubt about what is called 'alien' . So far, the real answer is still in the dark.