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Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal
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About Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.

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My favorite thing has got to be Lake Baikal in Siberia. It's a thousand times older than any other lake on Earth, and even if all the rest of the water on Earth disappeared, there would still be enough fresh water in Lake Baikal to keep the world's population going for 50 years.

from NSTAAF International Factball: USA v Russia, 2014-06-22 at 00:14:20 ยท read transcript

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Coordinates: 53.5000, 108.0000

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