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Fun fact 1 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
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Lake Baikal

Russia

Area
31,722 km²
Max depth
1,642 m
Countries
Russia
7th largest lake in the world

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