Lake Baikal Yarki Island

Lake baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world containing 22 23 of the world s fresh surface water.

Lake baikal yarki island. Experience a great adventure and explore one of the most beautiful places the lake baikal. Structurally it constitutes the southwestern margin of the academician ridge the island measures 71 5 km 44 4 mi in length and 20 8 km 12 9 mi in. ольхо н also transliterated as olchon. The mountains are still a haven for wild animals and the small villages are still outposts of tranquillity and self reliance in the remote siberian taiga as the forest is called.

Yarki encircles almost the entire northern coast of the lake. This trip takes you to the remote wilderness on the northern shores of lake baikal the world s oldest and deepest freshwater lake. ойхон oikhon is the third largest lake island in the world. This is yarki island one of the most significant places on northern baikal.

Somewhat crescent shaped it is in the southern siberia area of russia. Spend your holidays in russia enjoying the stunning nature of baikal. Geologists estimate that lake baikal formed somewhere 20 25 million years ago during the mesozoic. The pearl of siberia lake baikal is an absolute must do along any trans siberian journey and we dedicated an entire day to exploring it.

With a maximum depth of 1 642 m 5 387 ft baikal is the world s deepest lake. The island of yarki is a narrow sandy strip about 12 kilometers long its width varies from 100 to 400 meters. It is by far the largest island in lake baikal in eastern siberia with an area of 730 km 2 280 sq mi. Baikal is 750km long from north to south and though the southern shore is very developed and a standard stop on the trans siberian railway for many tourists the northern shore is like another world.

Discovery and trekking on yarki island the northernmost part of lake baikal in siberia. Lake baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume and the world s deepest lake. Nevertheless that may not have been enough the lake is simply gigantic and in order to truly experience it you d need to allocate at least two or three days. Surrounded by mile high snowcapped mountains lake baikal still offers vistas of unmatched beauty.

Skip to primary navigation skip to content skip to footer click here to learn more about day tours day tours. Yarki island the lake baikal boundary there is represented by sand spit which has a length of 15 km and width varies from 20 to 100 meters. Thus the longest and the most beautiful beach on lake baikal is located here.