Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Baikal (9 класс)

part of Eastern Siberia, the deepest lake on the planet, the largest natural reservoir of fresh water and the largest freshwater lake by area on the continent.

Asia on the border of Irkutsk regionand Republic of Buryatia in the Russian Federation. The lake is stretched from South-West to North-East for 636 km in the form of a giant Crescent. The width of the reservoir ranges from 24 to 79 km, and the Bottom of lake Baikal in the deepest part of it, at 1187 meters below ocean level.The elevation of the water's edge of lake Baikal is installed (as the Baikal-regulated) in the limit of 456-457 meters above sea level, but in the Pacific system of heights.

Yarki and others). The largest of them is Olkhon (71 km long and 12 km wide, located almost in the center of the lake off its western coast, its area is 729 km², according to other data 700 km²).

area. Winter is milder here, and summer is cooler. The onset of spring at Baikal is delayed by 10-15 days compared with the surrounding areas, and autumn is often quite long.

The maximum recorded air temperature is +34 ° C, and the average has increased in recent years.

additional sources of environmental problems. The main ones are hydraulic structures and the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill, located on the shore of the lake, as well as the polluted waters of the Selenga tributary. Additional sources of problems are deforestation, wastewater from settlements, illegal dumping of enterprises, waste of fuel from water transport, and garbage from neglected tourism.