Many believe that Nessie, the Loch Ness monster, lives in Loch Ness in Scotland. A monument has even been erected to this animal, the existence of which causes a lot of controversy. The sculpture of the sea monster is installed in the lake itself. There are also lakes in Russia, in which, according to some eyewitnesses, their own Nessies live.
Lake Labynkyr
Lake Labynkyr is located in Yakutia, in the Oymyakonsky ulus. The nearest settlement to the lake is located at a distance of 105 kilometers; it is because of its inaccessibility that the lake has been little studied even by lovers of the unknown.
The Labynkyr lake became famous back in 1960, when in one of the articles of the magazine "Around the world" a relative of Nessie was named "Labynkyr devil" - a monster supposedly living in the lake. This name was given to the creature by the Yakuts, who believe in its existence. They also give a specific description of the monster: an animal of enormous size, with a large mouth, and a dark gray color. According to the same legend, the Labynkyr devil is very aggressive and often harms a person.
Also, mentions of the monster are found in the diaries of geologist Viktor Tverdokhlebov, who describes in detail his meeting with this creature. At the moment there are several hypotheses of the appearance of "Nessie" in the Labynkyr lake. According to one version, this is a relict reptile or amphibian, according to another, it is generally a huge pike. The TV program "Searchers" in 2005 even organized an expedition to the lake, during which the existence of the Labynkyr feature was not proven, but was not refuted either. Moreover, the members of the expedition discovered an anomalous crack at the bottom of the lake, as well as the remains of some animals.
The water temperature of this lake even in summer does not exceed 9 degrees Celsius, and the bottom temperature ranges from 1.3 to 2 degrees Celsius. Labynkyr has another riddle. The water in it freezes very slowly, although the surface temperature can reach minus 50 degrees Celsius in winter. Scientists from the Russian Geographical Society have made two dives in Labynkyr, but so far no monster has been found.
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Lake Shaitan
The name of the lake - Shaitan - speaks for itself, it translates as "devil". The reservoir is located on the territory of the Urzhumsky district of the Kirov region. Locals have believed for a long time that an evil spirit or a sea monster lives at the bottom of the lake. It is the fact that this monster is angry that they explain the rare natural phenomena occurring on the lake. Among them are arbitrary emissions of water on the surface of the lake, floating islands and more.
The drifting islets that appear on Lake Shaitan appear completely randomly and disappear just as suddenly as they appeared. In the 17th century on the shore of the lake there was a manor of a certain Masolov. He, taking advantage of the fact that the peasants are afraid of the lake, even invented a special type of punishment. Those who illegally cut down the forest and were engaged in poaching had to swim in Shaitan.
The locals took the newly introduced form of punishment hard, and crimes were instantly reduced - no one wanted to swim in the lake in which the devil himself lives.
Because of the same evil spirit, no fish was caught in the lake. True, now there is a scientific explanation for all the oddities that occur on the lake. The fact is that at a depth of about 12 meters in the lake there are wells through which the lake is filled with groundwater. Sometimes peat and silt, which are contained in the Shaitan lake, plug these wells. As a result, water, trying to break through the resulting obstacle, is thrown out of the wells under strong pressure. This explains the appearance of fountains on the surface of the reservoir.
Islands that roam the water surface are also formed as a result of water emissions. Part of the land is torn off - and goes sailing on the lake. But some local residents continue to argue that the water emissions are the result of the shaitan's indignation.
Seidozero
Seidozero (translated from Sami - "sacred lake") is located on the Kola Peninsula, on the territory of the Lovozero tundra. Some researchers claim that the legendary Hyperborea used to be located on the site of this lake - a northern country that is mentioned in ancient Greek myths.
In the 1920s, some artifacts were even found, although it was not possible to confirm their belonging to the Hyperboreans. Since the territory in which Seidozero is located is considered an anomalous zone, many legends and stories have arisen about the Bigfoot living on the shores, as well as about the sea monster, allegedly sometimes rising from the bottom of the lake.
The local people, the Sami, have a legend that the afterlife is located at the bottom of the lake. And the monster inhabiting Seydozero must guard the borders between our world (the world of the living) and the world of the dead. The existence of some creatures living in the lake and on its shores has not been proven, but every year many tourists come to the Lovozero tundra region in the hope of seeing the monster.
Of the sights that people primarily visit, the most famous is the image of Kuiva, a giant who, according to Sami legend, lives in these places. This image is on the shore of a lake, on a cliff. Some even believe that it is this giant who directs the actions of an unknown monster that lives at the bottom of the lake. It is on him that all weather changes depend, as well as the size of the catch of fishermen.
Lake Brosno
Lake Brosno is located in the Tver region of Russia. The lake area is quite extensive - about 7.5 kilometers. But the lake became known thanks to people who allegedly saw a emerging creature on its surface, which they called the Broken monster.
Numerous eyewitnesses claim that the monster resembles a dragon, it is covered with scales and has a long, thin tail that often sticks out of the water. The first mention of this strange creature dates back to the 13th century, then, according to legend, this monster frightened the Tatar-Mongol army to death, which was moving towards Novgorod. The army, frightened by the monster that lived at the bottom of Lake Brosno, turned back, and Veliky Novgorod was saved.
There are also chronicle records according to which a "sandy mountain" appeared over Lake Brosno from time to time. According to these legends, the monster living in the lake sometimes devoured fishermen or frightened local residents. But, of course, there is no confirmation of these legends. However, quite recently, members of the Cosmopoisk research center set off on an expedition to Lake Brosno. According to the researchers who took part in the hike, they found a certain anomaly that exists on the territory of the lake, but they did not find the monster.
Modern scholars explain the various legends about the Brosno monster in a much simpler way. Lake Brosno is very deep, and strong decay processes take place at its bottom. It is because of them that hydrogen sulfide bubbles are formed, which, rising to the surface, frighten local residents.
Lake Khayyr
Lake Khayr, or Pestsovoye Lake, is located in Yakutia. It is located near the village of Khayyr, thanks to which it got its name. The lake is famous for a huge number of legends and myths about the monster that lives at its bottom.
As soon as they do not call this creature: the Yakut Nessie, and the devil of the lake, and even the pike ox. The first mention of this strange creature appeared in the 1940s. Then the pilot Ivan Cherevichny said that, flying over the lake, he noticed two large animals. According to him, the creatures, frightened by the noise of the aircraft, quickly dived into the depths of Lake Khayyr.
And in 1964, G. Rukosuev, deputy head of the North-Eastern expedition of Moscow State University, said that a creature with the head of a snake was seen during a trip in the lake. At the same time, a member of the biological expeditionary detachment of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Yakutia reported that he, N. F. Smooth, also met the monster of Lake Khayyr. After these shocking statements, which shook the entire country, countless expeditions went to the lake. However, none of them found traces of the monster's presence in Lake Khayyr.
Local residents who were interviewed in the course of these studies claimed that a mysterious and terrible "pike" dwells in the lake. In 2001, there was a new message about the monster of Lake Khayyr. This time the statement was made by the zoologist Pavel Sitnikov, he claimed that the expedition, of which he was a member, found the remains of a plesiosaur cub on the shore of the lake. However, this only evidence of the existence of monsters in the waters of Lake Khayr was lost as a result of a storm that suddenly began early in the morning. It remains only to guess whether ancient monsters really live on the territory of the lake.
Lake Gate
Lake Vorota is located adjacent to Lake Labynkyr in Yakutia. It is believed that it is in this lake that the permanent habitat of the monster is located, which from time to time visits the Labynkyr waters. The first official mention of this monster appeared in 1953. Geologists Tverdokhlebov and Bashkatov left an entry in their diary, according to which they managed to see a strange creature resembling a giant lizard on the territory of Lake Vorota.
In 1963, an expedition of volunteers went to the lake, who also claimed to have seen the monster. However, due to insufficiently good equipment, it was not possible to capture the monster on film. In 1964, an expedition led by student Molotov, which went to Lake Gate, was unable to bring back photographs and evidence of the existence of the monster. But all the members of the campaign colorfully described the appearance and habits of the monster of Lake Gate. Molotov also put forward a hypothesis according to which two monsters live in neighboring lakes, one of which is the cub of the second.
The Yakut lakes, according to some scientists, may indeed be the habitat of ancient monsters, since an ancient sea previously existed in their place. But skeptics refute all evidence of the existence of monsters in the lakes Vorota and Labynkyr. In their opinion, the huge lizards simply would not have enough food to sustain life.
Lake Chany
Lake Chany is located in the Novosibirsk region. For a long time, mysterious cases of disappearance of fishermen on the lake were discussed on the Web, various hypotheses were put forward, among which was the theory of the existence of an ancient lizard in the lake.
In 2011, the press became interested in this phenomenon, and the British edition of Life News published a special report from Lake Chany. Since the release of this article, even more people around the world have become interested in the mysterious lake.
The lake has been mentioned since the 17th century, when the ataman Semyon Kulagin came to the territory of the lake. He described in detail all the riches of the lake, the abundance of fish, beautiful nature. Only one thing surprised him - there were no settlements on the banks, although, it would seem, there was no better place to live. In 1702, a fishing settlement appeared on the lake, which, however, ceased to exist a couple of years later.
In 1972, the first official statement about the disappearance of a fisherman appeared, who, according to eyewitnesses, was dragged under the water by a mysterious force. And in 1997, archaeologists who carried out excavations on the coastal area of Lake Chany discovered various artifacts that depicted a snake or a lizard floating in the water.
Chany is the largest lake in Western Siberia, although it is quite shallow. To date, there is no evidence or refutation of the existence of a monster in the waters of the lake, as well as its involvement in the disappearance of fishermen.