Lake Tanganyika

Tanganyika - is the deepest lake in Africa and the second deepest (LB- The first in the world) (1470 meters) ( LB- 1642 м3) in the world. It is also the first in length (673 km.) Lake in the world, once belonging to four countries - Tanzania, Congo, Burundi and Zambia(LB- in the center of Asia, on the border of the Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia in the Russian Federation. The lake stretches from north-east to south-west by 620 km in the form of a giant crescent. The width of the lake ranges from 24 to 79 km. The bottom of the lake at 1167 meters below sea level, and the mirror of its waters - on 455.5 meters higher.). The lake is the deepest tectonic depression Africa. It was accidentally discovered in 1858 by British explorers John Speke and Richard Burton, who discovered it while searching for the source of the Nile (LB- The origin of the lake is still scientific debate. Age lake scientists have traditionally measured in 25-35 million years. This fact also makes Baikal unique natural object, as most lakes, especially glacial origin, live an average of 10-15 thousand.). The lake is fed by several channels, and it implies only one river - lukuga river(LB-According to studies of the XIX century into Baikal 336 rivers and streams, this number only takes into account permanent tributaries.The largest tributary of Lake Baikal - the Selenga, Upper Angara, Barguzin, Turka, Snow, Sarma. From the lake follows one river - Angara. Total 336 permanent watercourses.) . In Tanganyika crocodiles, hippopotamuses, many aquatic birds as well as many unique species. Once in the National Geographic magazine published a story about a 9-meter crocodile-killer who has caused the deaths of several dozen people(LB-Lake Baikal is home to about 2,600 species and sub-species of aquatic animals, more than half of which are endemic, ie found only in this reservoir. These include about 1,000 endemic species, 96 genera, 11 families and subfamilies endemic. 27 species of fish of Lake Baikal are found nowhere else.) (LB-Because fish are found in the lake Baikal omul, grayling, whitefish, Baikal sturgeon, burbot, trout, pike and others. Baikal is unique among the lakes that are at great depth grow freshwater sponges.). Lake Tanganyika has long been a subject of much interest

                             Interesting facts About Lake Baikal

If all the water contained in Lake Baikal (23 cu km 615.390), divided by all the citizens of Russia (141 927 297 people), then each will have about 166.4 thousand. Cubic meters of water, which is about 2,773 rail tank cars of 60 tons each.
Researchers estimate that the lake kgn LG Kolotilo "Price of Lake Baikal", the utilitarian value of the water in the lake is 236 trillion dollars. His article aroused some interest, including the "Greenpeace Russia" [90], and its main provisions of 27 November 2012 were announced (without reference to the author) in an interview with Vladimir Zhirinovsky on television channel "Vesti 24".

                           Myths and legends on the Baikal

There is a legend that the priest was 336 rivers Baikal-sons and one daughter Angara, they all flow into the father, in order to replenish its water, but his daughter fell in love with the Yenisei River and the water began to make his beloved father. In response, the father Baikal threw his daughter in a huge piece of rock and cursed her. This rock called Shaman Rock, located at the source of the Angara River and is considered the beginning.
In another variation of the legend says that the lake was the only daughter - the Angara. She fell in love and decided to flee the Yenisei to him. Baikal, learning about it, tried to block her way, throwing to the source of shaman-rock, but Angara ran on, then Baykal sent her to chase his nephew - Irkut pursuit, but he regretted the hangar and turned off the road. Angara and Yenisei met flowed on with it.

                               Lake Tanganyika

                                                Lake Baikal