7 the strangest and most mysterious phenomena of Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal is unique in many ways. It holds about 20% of the world's fresh water lake, and its transparency is that you can easily see objects that are at a depth of 50 m. In addition, the lake takes some incredible events that are not amenable to logical explanation. Here are 7 of the most unusual mysteries of Lake Baikal, which hit voobrazhenie.



1. Ice hills. B>

Lake Baikal is unique for its unusual forms of ice. Among them celebrate the so-called "hill" - hollow cones of ice, which can reach a height of 6 m.



2. Baikal mirages. B>

Locals call them golomenitsey. This phenomenon is on the lake, in which the horizon is possible to see objects actually located at a distance of 40 km. Mirages on the lake appears as a warm and in the winter goda



3. Devil funnel. B>

This place is located in the deep part of the lake. It received its name because of the strange phenomena taking place here 1-2 times a year. In good weather, with complete calm, there is suddenly a huge crater is formed. Local residents believe that this is opening the gates of hell, which tightened the souls of sinners in hell.





4. Baikal triangle. B>

The anomalous area on the lake, named by analogy with the Bermuda Triangle. This is an area of ​​abnormal turbulence, which refuse to work all kinds of devices. In addition, there are often observed a very unusual phenomena occurring in the form of glittering balls, circles and rapidly changing weather. Some of the visited here also speak of the loss of time.





5. Huge rings on the ice. B>

These huge ring with a diameter of a few kilometers, occasionally appearing on the icy surface of the lake can be seen only from the air. According to the results of observation from space, it became known that the rings appeared only in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2009, each time in a new place.





6. Fairy ring on the island. B>

According to the beliefs of local residents, perfectly aligned circles grass, recurring on an island in the lake, there are here because of the round dances of witches. Ufologists, however, believe that the ring reaches a diameter of several tens of meters, are due to the landing of aliens.





7. Glowing water. B>

In 1982, researchers for the first time with the help of special equipment discovered that the water of Lake Baikal lights. Unfortunately, this phenomenon can not be seen with the naked eye. The level of the emission in this case is 100 photons per 1 sq. cm per second.

Further studies have shown that non-uniform illumination of the waters at a depth of losing intensity. Also, the brightness is reduced in the period from November to mid-January.





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