Fun fact 3 about Lake Baikal
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The Baikal seal or nerpa is endemic to Lake Baikal.
Lake Baikal
Russia
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Lake Baikal
Russia
Area
31,722 km²
Max depth
1,642 m
Countries
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