摘要
《文化万花筒》将带领大家了解世界文化与自然遗产,本期我们走近的是贝加尔湖。贝加尔湖,中国古代称为“北海”,有“西伯利亚明珠”之称,联合国教科文组织于1996年将贝加尔湖列为世界自然遗产。
Lake Baikal,a lake located in the southern part of eastern Siberia in Russia.It is the oldest existing freshwater lake on Earth,as well as the deepest continental body of water,having a maximum depth of 1,620 metres.Its area is some 31,500 square km,with a length of 636 km and a width of 48 km on average.It is also the world’s largest freshwater lake by 1)volume,containing about one-fifth of the fresh water on Earth’s surface,some 23,000 cubic km.Into Lake Baikal flow more than 330 rivers and streams,including the Selenga,Barguzin,Upper(Verkhnyaya)Angara,Chikoy,and Uda.
