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Paul Stonehill discusses the mysterious phenomena surrounding Olkhon Island, located in Lake Baikal, Russia, with a focus on its cultural, spiritual, and natural significance. In 2019, tourists on Olkhon Island, one of the largest islands in Lake Baikal situated in the Irkutsk region, reported hearing strange voices addressing them by name, attempting to convey messages.
This prompted a scientific expedition equipped with sensitive recording devices to investigate these claims. However, the researchers abruptly abandoned their study and left the island without providing any explanations, fueling speculation about whether the tourists' reports were genuine or if they encountered something inexplicable.
Olkhon Island is steeped in mystique, with longstanding rumors of strange sounds and voices reported by unrelated individuals. The island holds profound spiritual significance for the Buryat people, who consider it a sacred place inhabited by the spirits of their ancestors. Local legends describe powerful spirits, such as Khan Hoto Baba, a divine figure sent by higher gods to protect the land, who descended to Olkhon as a white-headed golden eagle.
His son, Hanuayon, is believed to be the first shaman gifted by Tangri, the supreme sky deity. Another figure, Ain or Burhan, the guardian spirit of the island, is said to reside in the Shamanka rock cave, protecting those with pure intentions. The island’s highest peak, Mount Iime (1,274 meters above sea level), is also sacred, with myths of an immortal bear chained at its base, symbolizing nature’s strength and the cycle of life and death.
Paulsuggests that the reported voices might be natural phenomena, such as acoustic effects caused by the island’s unique landscape and climate, a phenomenon observed in other distinctive natural settings like mountains or coasts. Olkhon’s allure lies in its blend of mythology, nature, and human experience, attracting researchers and tourists eager to explore its mysteries.
The island is a hub for Buryat shamanic traditions, with rituals aimed at harmonizing human relationships with nature and spirits. These practices draw both locals and tourists interested in experiencing ancient Buryat culture.Olkhon, covering approximately 730 square kilometers, features diverse landscapes, including sand dunes, steppes, coniferous forests, rocky shores, and Siberian taiga.
Despite its harsh winters, it is rarely cloudy and hosts fewer than 2,000 residents but attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists annually. The island, part of the Baikal National Park, a protected federal area, contains restricted zones off-limits to tourists. It is also rich in archaeological sites from the Neolithic era, considered a “place of power” with strong mystical energy, where visitors report not only voices but also visions.Buryat traditions include “serge” ritual horse pillars, believed to concentrate mystical energy and inhabited by spirits.
Locals offer milky substances to these pillars, which are never intentionally broken and must collapse naturally. Historically, every Buryat man was associated with at least three serge pillars during significant life events. The narrative concludes by noting the ongoing fascination with Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island, mentioning the speaker’s decades-long investigation into phenomena like mysterious underwater humanoids, with a promise of more videos and a call for viewer support.
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Paul Stonehill | Mysteries of Lake Baikal: What Science Considers to be Myths But... | June 30, 2025
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...Let’s look at some of their dispelling, and I will add my comments. But we need to understand, that in some cases, those scientists may want to obfuscate the issues, because there is definitely attention from the government to this marvelous lake, and projects are taking place there that are not open to the general public. You can find out more in my many videos about Baikal...
Exclusice Summary
1. Age of Lake Baikal: Estimates suggest Lake Baikal formed 25-35 million years ago, with some hypotheses proposing up to 77 million years. However, recent studies indicate the modern shoreline is 6,000-8,000 years old, while the deep-water part is about 150,000 years old. Endemic species living at depths of 400-900 meters, dating back 3.3-4.3 million years, support the lake's significant age.
2. Unique Fish (Golomyanka): The Golomyanka fish, unique to Lake Baikal, uses ovoviviparity (giving birth to live larvae), a rare trait among cold-water fish. This species, which helps estimate the lake’s age, is difficult to catch due to its solitary nature and deep-water habitat.
3. Lake vs. Sea: Despite being called a "sea" due to its size and depth, Lake Baikal is a freshwater lake. Its location in the Baikal Rift Zone suggests it could become an ocean in millions of years as tectonic plates diverge.
4. Glowing Water: Studies in 1980 and 2012 confirmed faint bioluminescence from microorganisms in Lake Baikal, though it’s invisible to the naked eye. The narrator hints at possible non-natural causes for this glow.
5. Lake Monster: Local legends describe a creature resembling a giant seal or water snake, often compared to the Loch Ness Monster. Scientists attribute sightings to Baikal seals, but the narrator suggests these could be mysterious underwater humanoids, referencing a 1982 Soviet military encounter and ongoing investigations.
6. Earthquakes and Tunnels: A 2020 earthquake sparked rumors of seismic activity caused by underground tunnel construction. Scientists dismiss this, citing the lake’s location in the active Baikal Rift Zone, where tectonic plate movement naturally causes frequent earthquakes.
7. Comparison to Lake Tanganyika: Both lakes are among the deepest globally, but Baikal has fresh water, while Tanganyika’s is slightly saline. A 1914 sighting of a large, snake-like creature in Tanganyika is mentioned, with the narrator expressing interest in further cryptozoological research.
Description:
...Let’s look at some of their dispelling, and I will add my comments. But we need to understand, that in some cases, those scientists may want to obfuscate the issues, because there is definitely attention from the government to this marvelous lake, and projects are taking place there that are not open to the general public. You can find out more in my many videos about Baikal...
Exclusice Summary
1. Age of Lake Baikal: Estimates suggest Lake Baikal formed 25-35 million years ago, with some hypotheses proposing up to 77 million years. However, recent studies indicate the modern shoreline is 6,000-8,000 years old, while the deep-water part is about 150,000 years old. Endemic species living at depths of 400-900 meters, dating back 3.3-4.3 million years, support the lake's significant age.
2. Unique Fish (Golomyanka): The Golomyanka fish, unique to Lake Baikal, uses ovoviviparity (giving birth to live larvae), a rare trait among cold-water fish. This species, which helps estimate the lake’s age, is difficult to catch due to its solitary nature and deep-water habitat.
3. Lake vs. Sea: Despite being called a "sea" due to its size and depth, Lake Baikal is a freshwater lake. Its location in the Baikal Rift Zone suggests it could become an ocean in millions of years as tectonic plates diverge.
4. Glowing Water: Studies in 1980 and 2012 confirmed faint bioluminescence from microorganisms in Lake Baikal, though it’s invisible to the naked eye. The narrator hints at possible non-natural causes for this glow.
5. Lake Monster: Local legends describe a creature resembling a giant seal or water snake, often compared to the Loch Ness Monster. Scientists attribute sightings to Baikal seals, but the narrator suggests these could be mysterious underwater humanoids, referencing a 1982 Soviet military encounter and ongoing investigations.
6. Earthquakes and Tunnels: A 2020 earthquake sparked rumors of seismic activity caused by underground tunnel construction. Scientists dismiss this, citing the lake’s location in the active Baikal Rift Zone, where tectonic plate movement naturally causes frequent earthquakes.
7. Comparison to Lake Tanganyika: Both lakes are among the deepest globally, but Baikal has fresh water, while Tanganyika’s is slightly saline. A 1914 sighting of a large, snake-like creature in Tanganyika is mentioned, with the narrator expressing interest in further cryptozoological research.
Paul Stonehill | In Search of Underwater Aliens: Lake Baikal Secrets 2022 | July 4, 2022
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...who described the expedition, expected that the famous Baikal – Russia’s pride, the largest freshwater lake in the world – has been studied far and wide. But it turned out that is not so...
...who described the expedition, expected that the famous Baikal – Russia’s pride, the largest freshwater lake in the world – has been studied far and wide. But it turned out that is not so...
