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What is amazing about the deepest lake in the world?

If you are a fascinating person, the magic, the beauty of nature, the serenity, you should be reminded of the Baikal Lake in Siberia, Russia.

This lake not only has these points but it also attracts scientists as well as many rumors related to the lake. In this article, you will learn about the 8 different stories about this lake.

1. Baikal Lake is located in the southern part of Siberia, between the Buryat Republic in the south and Irkutsk Oblast in the north.


2. The lake is the largest freshwater lake. But this number only compares with non-melted fresh water. Baikal Lake has 20% unmilled fresh water, which is not yet melting across the globe.

3. The lake is known as the deepest lake in the world, with a depth of 5,387 feet (1,642 meters).


4. It is also the driest lake and the oldest freshwater lake. It has an age of about 25 million years.

5. The lake is located in the ancient plains, now 395 miles (636 km) long. The lake is also about 49 Mile or 79 km wide. This is where the lake is the largest in Asia. The total lake area is about 12,248 square miles or 31,722 square kilometers.

6. The lake is 1,642 meters deep, 1,186.5 meters below sea level. In addition, the sandy layers at the bottom of the lake are about 4.3mile or 7km further, the lake is about 5 to 6.8km below the bottom, making the lake the deepest lake in the world.
Interestingly, the lake is flourishing every year. The mountain range at the bottom of the lake is approximately 0.79 inches or two centimeters per year.
Lake Baikal has three different water storage locations with different depths. To the north of the lake is about 900 meters of depth, while the south is about 1,400 meters deep and at an average depth of about 1,600 meters.

7. The lake is the only freshwater storage with hydrate gas.


8. Lake Baikal does not have active volcanoes. But an active volcano was found in the Tunkinskaya Valley.



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