As we entered the train yards of Irkutsk, another of the industries of Siberia became obvious. Train car after car was full of raw and finished wood. The area close to the tracks appeared more ...

It had rained the night before and the rouge pathways that serve as roads on Lake Baikal’s largest island were a sloppy, muddy mess. A van in front of us filled with Chinese tourists — one of a dozen ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Lake Baikal is the world’s oldest and deepest lake. It’s at ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Lake Baikal in southern Siberia is home to 80,000 seals. They ...

Reporting from Irkutsk, Russia — There are days when renowned Russian ecological crusader Marina Rikhvanova feels like an endangered species. She has gotten used to a certain amount of ambient ...

If you’ve never spent 10 days helicoptering around Siberia and dirt biking around Lake Baikal... well, no worries. Neither has any other human, because such a thing has never been arranged. Well, now ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite takes us over southern Siberia and the world’s largest freshwater lake: Lake Baikal. Imaged on 14 March 2017, this deep lake is covered by ice. The entire lake is ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. It is frozen for up to five months a year and its ice is so thick cars often drive across ...

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