2. Lake Baikal - the largest repository of high-quality fresh
water, the deepest and one of the oldest lakes in the world. In
2008, the Baikal was recognized as one of the Seven Wonders
of Russia.
RUSSIA
LAKE BAIKAL
3. The town hosts one of two campuses of Saint Petersburg State
University and the Petrodvorets Watch Factory. A series of
palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great,
and sometimes called the "Russian Versailles", is also situated
there. The palace-ensemble along with the city center is
recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
PETERHOF
4. Loch Lomond is surrounded by hills and castles. Its length ois
24 miles, the lake is filled with a mass of islets.
THE UK
LOCH-LOMOND
5. The fountain is located in Sunderland. It is a large cylinder, with a
continuous circulation of the water inside it. In the narratives of
Homer sirens Charybdis and Scylla resided in the Sicilian Sea.
Homer wrote that Charybdis stole the oxen of Hercules and Zeus
struck with lightning and turned her into a maelstrom.
CHARYBDIS VORTEX FOUNTAIN
