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What is one and only mammal that lives in Lake Baikal?
It is the Nerpa, the Baikal seal.
What is the one mammal that lives in lake Baikal?
nerpa
Which lake is the deepest lake in the world?
lake baikal its in Russia and is almost one mile deep and has more fresh water than all American lakes combined
Which two deep freshwater lake is located in central siberia?
lake baikal is one of them
What is the name of a lake in the northern hemisphere?
Lake Baikal, in Russia, is one example of a lake in the northern hemisphere.
What animals live in Lake Baikal?
One of the types of animals in Lake Baikal are the Fresh Water Seals, also known as the only fresh water seals in the world. :-)
What is Second largest freshwater lake?
If lakes Michigan and Huron are counted as one lake (because they are technically one body of water), then it is the largest, and Lake Superior is the second largest. If they are counted as two lakes, then the second largest is Lake Victoria.
Does Lake Baikal touch more than one country?
No. Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia (Asia), is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. It is 636 km long and is the world's sixth largest lake and 1,181 metres of it is below sea level. It contains 20% of the world's fresh water which is so clear that divers suffer from vertigo. Based on sediment at the bottom, it is also the world's oldest lake at 25 million years, based on an ancient fault, the Olkhon Crevice. 2,000 species of plant and animal life have been identified in Lake Baikal, 75% of which appears nowhere else in the world.
What is Russia's largest lake and deepest lake?
Caspian Sea and Lake Baikal. Lakes are defined as considerable inland bodies of freshwater. The Caspian Sea is considered by scholars to be the largest lake in the world. However, it has a salinity about one third of the oceans. The black sea is sometimes considered to be a lake but its salinity is about 60 percent of the oceans. Lake Baikal has more water volume than all of the great lakes combined.
What continent is Lake Baikal located in?
Lake Baikal is located in central Russia a bit west and south of the middle of the country. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume and contains one fifth of all the world's fresh water. One of the only entirely fresh water seal populations in the world calls it home. This remarkable place was hardly known until the late 1800's. It is isolated and beautiful. But it's becoming polluted, as are so many other biospheres. Click the link and check it out. It's worth it. Promise.
Is lake Baikal a freshwater lake?
Yes, Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia (Asia), is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. It is 636 km long and is the world's sixth largest lake and 1,181 metres of it is below sea level. It contains 20% of the world's fresh water which is so clear that divers suffer from vertigo. Based on sediment at the bottom, it is also the world's oldest lake at 25 million years, based on an ancient fault, the Olkhon Crevice. 2,000 species of plant and animal life have been identified in Lake Baikal, 75% of which appears nowhere else in the world.
Where is the largest body of freah water in the US?
The largest body of landlocked freshwater in the US is the Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes. It is also the worlds third largest lake by volume. Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.
