Lake Baikal, located in south-central Russia (Siberia) near the Mongolian border, is the oldest lake in the world. It is also the largest freshwater lake by volume and the world’s deepest lake. The lake is home to approximately 1,700 to 1,800 endemic plant and animal species — including 80,000 to 100,000 Baikal seals.
Lake Baikal’s maximum depth is 1,632 metres (5,354 feet) and at its lowest point it lies more than 1,219 metres (4,000 feet) below sea level.
The volume of Lake Baikal’s water is approximately equivalent to all five of the North American Great Lakes combined…
Its surface area is a whopping 31,722 square kilometres (12,248 square miles) which places it in seventh place worldwide in terms of surface area.
Despite its large size and depth, Lake Baikal freezes over in the winter and usually melts in May or June. As the water is so clean, the ice is crystal clear.
The December 2020 issue of GlobeRovers Magazine has a full-featured article of Lake Baikal.
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