Fun facts about Lake Baikal
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Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world at 1,642 metres (5,387 feet).
Lake Baikal
Russia
Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.
From the “Geography and hydrography” section
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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
Baikal's age is estimated at 25–30 million years, making it the most ancient lake in geological history.
Lake Baikal
Russia
Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.
From the “Geography and hydrography” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
The Baikal seal or nerpa is endemic to Lake Baikal.
Lake Baikal
Russia
Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.
From the “Ecology” section
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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
The ice road to Olkhon Island is the only legal ice road on Lake Baikal.
Lake Baikal
Russia
Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.
From the “Relation to humans” section
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Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain
The Baykalsk Pulp and Paper Mill was constructed in 1966 directly on the shoreline of Lake Baikal.
Lake Baikal
Russia
Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.
From the “Relation to humans” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public Domain