What are the climatic characteristics of Lake Baikal?

Lake Baikal has a vast area, and its huge water body plays a regulating role in the climate around the lake area. Forests like pine, spruce, birch and poplar grow along the shore of the lake. Siberia has a continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. However, due to the adjustment of water body, the average temperature in the lakeside area of Lake Baikal in July is 6 degrees Celsius lower than that in the surrounding area, and it is about 65438+February high 1 1 degree Celsius, and the relative humidity is also high. Due to the regulating effect of lakes on climate, Lake Baikal, which was originally a continental climate, has the characteristics of maritime climate.

Under superior natural conditions, Lake Baikal is rich in natural resources. Biologists have found that there are more than 1200 species of animals in the lake, of which 900 species are endemic, such as Baikal seal and shrimp tiger.