Lake Baikal was declared a Unesco World Herititage Site in 1996
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The Incredible Mysteries Beneath the Blue
Set deep within the Russian subcontinent Lake Baikal in Siberia has been shrouded in myths and legends.
The Baikal Lake in Siberia has created quite the stir all over social media. The world&rsquos deepest and the most voluminous lake owes its popularity to a rather rare phenomenon. Labelled as &lsquoBaikal Zen&rsquo, rocks that have filled on the ice of Lake Baikal are heated by sunlight and melt the ice below. Once the sun sets, the ice becomes solid again, creating a small support for the rock again. Here&rsquos a glimpse of of some of the unusual ice formations in Lake Baikal