The Oymyakonsky district of Yakutia stores on the earth a natural miracle – the deep lake which appeared on the place of a crevice. Waters of this lake the coldest in the world among waters of natural reservoirs.
The coldest lake in the world located in the territory of modern Yakutia is an object of special attention for a long time, thanks to a deep crevice which, according to numerous eyewitnesses, and is a haven of a world-famous monster of Nessie. Labynkyr - such name carries this mysterious reservoir.
The lake Labynkyr by right deserved the international glory, average annual water temperature in it does not exceed 2 wasps, and depth reaches 53 meters.
Lake of predators
Oymyakonsky district of east Yakutia, almost impassable and almost uninhabited lands - here the place of exact location of this really unique lake. It for almost all year is covered with a thick crust of ice which depth reaches four kilometers. The lake is inhabited by mainly predatory fish.
The huge number of legends and legends of local community supported with indications of the deep-water equipment which is periodically fixing movement signals on a bottom of rather large object made Labynkyr object of desire of many researchers and adventures the hunters who are eager to find "devil". Quite so, residents of neighboring settlements consider, the underwater being who acquired numerous stories about pursuits of local fishermen and periodic ascensions huge natatorial on the land has to be called.
Myths and Labynkyr's reality
Scientific expeditions which managed to set the world record connected with a research of the coldest and remote reservoir on the planet managed to dispel numerous myths and to get into depths of a crack of the known reservoir for the purpose of studying flora, fauna and a local hydraulic system. In spite of the fact that ambient temperature reaches sometimes minus 68-70os, the lake 4 wide, rather small in size, and long over 14 kilometers, stiffens rather slowly.
The lake stiffens unusually, leaving not explainable openings, ice-holes on a surface.
Besides, the small land areas located on the surface of the lake have to interesting properties to disappear in spite of the fact that water level in a reservoir practically does not change eventually. Still should solve these geographical and mythological riddles scientific researchers and scientists with direct support of the experienced divers who already managed to subdue once the attracting depth.