Stunning Turquoise Ice on Ancient Lake [1]

Wunderground.com - 3/22/13, Camille Mann

Russian landscape photographer Alex Trofimov’s favorite place to take pictures is Lake Baikal, which is located in the southern Russian region of Siberia. Lake Baikal is one of the world’s largest and oldest freshwater lakes. (Alex El Barto Trofimov)

“Lake Baikal is a real jewel of our planet,” Trofimov told Weather.com over email. “I shoot on Lake Baikal [in the] summer and winter.” The lake contains roughly 20 percent of the world’s unfrozen surface fresh water and more than 1,700 species of plants and animals, with more than 80 percent of the animals being unique to the area.

For more interesting details click: Ancient Lake [2]