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Lake Baikal

Lake in Russia
Lake Baikal is an ancient, massive lake in the mountainous Russian region of Siberia, north of the Mongolian border. Considered the deepest lake in the world, it’s circled by a network of hiking paths called the Great Baikal Trail. The village of...
Average depth: 744.4 m (2,442 ft; 407.0 fathoms)
Area: 12,248 mi²
Width: 49.71 mi
Surface elevation: 1,494′
Length: 395.2 mi
Volume: 5,666 cubic miles