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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.
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How deep is the Baikal lake?
Average depth 758 m (2,487 ft) Maximum depth 1,637 m (5,371 ft)
What is the fresh water lake?
lake baikal is the world's largest freshwaterIf measuring by surface area, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. If measuring by volume, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world.Lake Baikal in Siberia is the largest by volume, 12200 square miles, maximum depth 5300 feet
'what is the largest fresh water lake'?
lake baikal is the world's largest freshwaterIf measuring by surface area, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. If measuring by volume, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world.Lake Baikal in Siberia is the largest by volume, 12200 square miles, maximum depth 5300 feet
How many miles long is Baikal?
Lake Baikal has a maximum length of 395 miles.
What is the maximum depth of Lake Ontario?
the maximum depth of lake ontario is 244m or 803ft
Which lakein USSR is the worlds depest lake?
Lake Baikal in Siberia with a depth of 5,369 ft (1637m)
What is thedeepest lake in the world?
Lake Baikal in Siberia with depth of 1637 meters. It is also the worlds largest fresh water lake by volume.
What is the smallest great lake in depth?
Lake Erie
What is the depth of the largest lake in the us?
The largest lake in the US is Lake Superior and its maximum depth is 1,332 ft.
What is average depth and maximum depth of Kentucky Lake?
15 feet
What Russian lake has the most fresh water?
Lake Baikal.
What is some information about the deepest lake in the world?
Lake Baikal in Southern Siberia, Russia, at a maximum depth of 5,371 feet, is the deepest lake in the world, and the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume. This single lake holds more fresh water than all the North American Great Lakes combined.Baikal located in Russialake baikal its in Russia and is almost one mile deep and has more fresh water than all American lakes combined
