Least ConcernGolden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
It protects part of the oldest, deepest and most voluminous lake on the planet, over 25 million years old
Area
1,657 km²
Protection category
IUCN Ia
Reserva natural estricta —
Designated in
1969
Made a zapovednik (a strict nature reserve with very restricted access, the highest category of Soviet and Russian protection) in 1969, it protects the south-eastern shore of Lake Baikal, the oldest lake in the world at 25 million years, the deepest at 1,642 m and the largest by volume of fresh water — it holds around 20% of the Earth's unfrozen liquid fresh water. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, it is the sole habitat of the nerpa or Baikal seal, the only exclusively freshwater seal in the world, and quite how a seal came to be in a lake thousands of kilometres from any ocean is still a matter of scientific study.
1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.
Threatened:
Ecosystems found in Russia, where Baikal (Baikalsky Nature Reserve) lies.
Where can I dive near here?
161 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Russia
Same country: Russia
Same country: Russia
Same country: Russia
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Region
East Asia (Siberia)
Climate
Tropical, Temperate, Polar / cold
Russia