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Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, 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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What Russian lake has the most fresh water?
Lake Baikal.
What is is the deepest lake on earth?
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.
How many gallons of water does a 5 acre lake that is 4 feet deep hold?
Approximately 8,146,286 gallons of water.
What is the biggest freshwater lake?
Lake Baikal, In Southern Siberia. Lake Baikal, In Southern Siberia.
How many gallons of water does lake of the ozarks hold?
The Lake of the Ozarks spans through Benton, Camden, Miller, and Morgan counties in Missouri. It has a surface area of 54,000 acres and hold 646,000,000,000 gallons of water.
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. :-)
Does Russia have warm-water ports in the Baikal Sea?
There are no warm water ports any where near Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal freezes solid to depths of up to 10 metres during the Siberian winter.
Where is located the lake Baikal?
Lake Baikal is also known as the North Sea and is the largest fresh water lake in the world. It is located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia.
How many gallons does the lake of the Ozarks hold?
The Lake of the Ozarks spans through Benton, Camden, Miller, and Morgan counties in Missouri. It has a surface area of 54,000 acres and hold 646,000,000,000 gallons of water.
What mammals live in Lake Baikal?
fresh water seals
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 is tectonic lake?
Lake Baikal in Russia is an example of a tectonic lake. It was formed in a rift zone where tectonic plates are pulling apart, creating a deep basin that eventually filled with water. Lake Baikal is the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake, with unique biodiversity due to its ancient origins.
