Lake Baikal
#7 in WorldRussia
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© Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFCPublic Domain
Area
32K km²
Coordinates
53.5000, 108.0000
Category
lakes
Overview
World's deepest lake and oldest, containing ~20% of Earth's surface fresh water.
About
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.
More about Lake Baikal
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