Lake Baikal

Summary

Lake Baikal is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.018% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,899 views/month, #1 of 5,436).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Baikal is located in Buryatia^[3].
• Lake Baikal is located in Irkutsk Oblast^[4].
• Lake Baikal is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Lake Baikal is on the continent of Asia^[6].
• Lake Baikal's instance of is recorded as lake^[7].
• Lake Baikal's instance of is recorded as World Heritage Site^[8].
• Lake Baikal's instance of is recorded as mountain lake^[9].
• Lake Baikal's shares border with is recorded as Transbaikal^[10].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Selenga^[11].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Barguzin^[12].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Upper Angara^[13].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Babkha^[14].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Bezymyannaya^[15].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Davsha^[16].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Kika^[17].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Kichera^[18].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Kultuchnaya^[19].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Pokhabikha^[20].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Sarma^[21].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Slyudyanka^[22].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Slyudyanka^[23].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Snezhnaya^[24].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Solzan^[25].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Tompuda^[26].
• Lake Baikal's inflows is recorded as Turka^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Baikal is in the country of Russia^[5]. Located in include Buryatia^[3], a republic of Russia^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1992^[30] and Irkutsk Oblast^[4], an oblast of Russia^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1937^[33]. It is on the continent of Asia^[6]. It is part of list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Baikal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+636'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[7], World Heritage Site^[8], and mountain lake^[9]. Lake Baikal's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Baikal include Baikal Seal^[37], a taxon^[38]; Baikal^[39], founded in 1973^[40]; and R258 Baikal Federal Highway^[41], a road^[42], in Russia^[43].

Why It Matters

Lake Baikal ranks in the top 0.018% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,899 views/month, #1 of 5,436).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Baikal Seal^[37], a taxon^[38]; Baikal^[39], founded in 1973^[40]; and R258 Baikal Federal Highway^[41], a road^[42], in Russia^[43].