Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Lake Baikal' has mentioned 'Water' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| depth1,642xc2xa0m (5,387xc2xa0ft)[1]Water volume23,615.39xc2xa0km3 (5,670xc2xa0cuxc2xa0mi)[1]Residencexc2xa0time330 years[2]Shore length12,100xc2xa0km (1,300xc2xa0mi)Surface elevation455.5xc2xa0m (1,494xc2xa0ft)FrozenJanuaryxe2x80x93MayIslands27 (Olkhon Island)SettlementsSeverobaykalsk, Slyudyanka, Baykalsk, Ust-Barguzin UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaNatural: vii, viii, ix, xReference754Inscription1996 (20th session)Area8,800,000 ha 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | WIKI |
| Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, containing 22 to 23% of the world's fresh surface water. | WIKI |
| [5][6] With 23,615.39xc2xa0km3 (5,670xc2xa0cuxc2xa0mi) of fresh water,[1] it contains more water than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Geography and hydrography 1.1 Water characteristics 2 Fauna and flora 2.1 Flora 2.2 Mammals 2.3 Birds 2.4 Fish 2.5 Invertebrates 2.5.1 Amphipod and ostracod crustaceans 2.5.2 Snails and bivalves 2.5.3 Aquatic worms 2.5.4 Sponges 3 History 4 Research 5 Economy 6 Ecotourism 7 Environmental concerns 7.1 Baykalsk Pulp and Paper Mill 7.2 Cancelled East Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline 7.3 Proposed uranium enrichment center 7.4 Chinese-owned bottled water plant 7.5 Other pollution sources 8 Historical traditions 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links | WIKI |
| Water characteristics[edit] | WIKI |
| Lake Baikal's water is especially clear | WIKI |
| [9] During the winter, the water transparency in open sections can be as much as 30xe2x80x9340xc2xa0m (100xe2x80x93130xc2xa0ft), but during the summer it is typically 5xe2x80x938xc2xa0m (15xe2x80x9325xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| [26] Baikal is rich in oxygen, even in deep sections,[26] which separates it from distinctly stratified bodies of water such as Lake Tanganyika and the Black Sea. | WIKI |
| In Lake Baikal, the water temperature varies significantly depending on location, depth, and time of the year. | WIKI |
| [31] After the surface ice breaks up, the surface water is slowly warmed up by the sun, and in Mayxe2x80x93June, the upper 300xc2xa0m (980xc2xa0ft) or so becomes homothermic (same temperature throughout) at around 4xc2xa0xc2xb0C (39xc2xa0xc2xb0F) because of water mixing. | WIKI |
| [26][32] During this time, the pattern is inverted compared to the winter and spring, as the water temperature falls with increasing depth. | WIKI |
| [12] At some locations, hydrothermal vents with water that is about 50xc2xa0xc2xb0C (122xc2xa0xc2xb0F) have been found. | WIKI |
| These are mostly in deep water but locally have also been found in relatively shallow water. | WIKI |
| [35] Instead of vascular plants, aquatic flora is often dominated by several green algae species, notably Draparnaldioides, Tetraspora, and Ulothrix in water shallower than 20xc2xa0m (65xc2xa0ft); although Aegagrophila, Cladophora, and Draparnaldioides may occur deeper than 30xc2xa0m (100xc2xa0ft). | WIKI |
| These long-finned, translucent fish typically live in open water at depths of 100xe2x80x93500xc2xa0m (330xe2x80x931,640xc2xa0ft), but occur both shallower and much deeper. | WIKI |
| [51] It is estimated that the epischurans filter as much as a thousand cubic kilometers of water a year, or the lake's entire volume every twenty-three years. | WIKI |
| [61][62] The endemic bivalves are mainly found in shallows, with few species from deep water. | WIKI |
| [73] The Kurykans, a Siberian tribe who inhabited the area in the sixth century, gave it a name that translates to "much water". | WIKI |
| Water in the lake stays extremely cold in most places (does not exceed 10 C most of the year), but in few gulfs like Chivirkuy it can be comfortable for swimming. | WIKI |
| The decision to construct the plant on the Lake Baikal resulted in strong protests from Soviet scientists; according to them, the ultra-pure water of the lake was a significant resource and should have been used for innovative chemical production (for instance, the production of high-quality viscose for the aeronautics and space industries). | WIKI |
| The Soviet scientists felt that it was irrational to change Lake Baikal's water quality by beginning paper production on the shore. | WIKI |
| Chinese-owned bottled water plant[edit] | WIKI |
| The goal was to export 190 million liters of water to China even though the lake had been experiencing historically low water levels. | WIKI |
| This spurred protests by the local population that the lake would be drained of its water, at which point the local government halted the plans pending analysis. | WIKI |