Lake Lama is a large freshwater lake in the Krasnoyarsk territory, in the South of the Taimyr peninsula, of tectonic origin.
The length of the lake is 80 kilometers, the maximum width is 14, the area is 318 sq. km. the Lake is very deep (over 300 meters, in some places, perhaps up to 600 meters), clean water and its low temperature. On the shores of the lake there are mountains with a height of 400-600 meters or more.
The name of the lake comes from the tungus-manchu word "laamu" - sea, ocean or evenk "lamu" - sea, big water.
Lake Lama is a large freshwater lake in the Krasnoyarsk territory, in the South of the Taimyr peninsula, of tectonic origin.
The length of the lake is 80 kilometers, the maximum width is 14, the area is 318 sq. km. the Lake is very deep (over 300 meters, in some places, perhaps up to 600 meters), clean water and its low temperature. On the shores of the lake there are mountains with a height of 400-600 meters or more.
The name of the lake comes from the tungus-manchu word "laamu" - sea, ocean or evenk "lamu" - sea, big water.
A TRAVELLER'S TALE
It (happen)1 _happened_ many years ago. I was in India. I was hunting there. Once I spent the whole day in the jungle. It had got completely dark when I (decide)2 _decided_ to return to my camp. I was walking along a narrow path. Strange sounds (hear)3 _were heard_ everywhere. On my right there was a river and on my left there was a thick tropical forest.
Suddenly I (see)4 _saw_ something terrible in the jungle on my left. Two green eyes (look)5 _were looking_ at me. It was a man-eating tiger, ready to spring at me.
I knew that if I started to run the tiger would catch me easily. As I could swim well I (make up)6 _made up_ my mind to escape that way. I looked at the river on my right. There in the river, was a huge crocodile. It (wait)7 _was waiting_ for me with open jaws.
I fainted. A moment later I jumped to my feet again. What do you think I saw? The tiger (be)8 _was_ in the jaws of the crocodile.
Five years (pass)9 _have passed_ since that time but I (remember, still)10 _still remember_ every moment of that terrible night.