Lake Bakail is not only deepest lake in the world; it is also the deepest freshwater lake, and the oldest and most voluminous in the entire world! It lies in Southern Siberia in Russia (Asia) between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and Buryatia to the southeast. It is 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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Lake Baikal in southern Siberia has a maximum depth of 1,642 m (5,387 ft). It is also the worlds biggest fresh water lake by volume with 23,615.39 km³ (5,700 cu mi) of fresh water.
Lake Baikal in Russia is over a mile deep and contains more fresh water than all the American Great Lakes combined. Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia (Asia), is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. ( It is 5370 ft 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.
Lake Baikal, at over a mile deep, is the deepest lake in the world.
Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the deepest lake.
Lake Baikal in RUSSIA.
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The deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal which is 1642 meters deep. It is located in Russia.
The largest freshwater lake (by area) is Lake Superior. The largest lake by volume and the deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Russia.
The largest freshwater lake (by area) is Lake Superior. The largest lake by volume and the deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Russia.
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Baikal Lake (Ozero Baikal)
Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. It contains 20% of the world's fresh water.
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Crater Lake is the deepest lake in Oregon.
Crater lake is the deepest lake in the US. It is Oregons lake.
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