Lake Baikal, Russian
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Located in the wilderness in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, Lake Baikal holds two
simultaneous world record for the deepest freshwater lake and the largest lake on the planet. The Lake Baikal has an area of 31.722 km2 with a depth of 1,642 m. This is the oldest freshwater lake in the world, launched more than 25-30 million years ago from a fracture of the crust. Freshwater reserves here equivalent to 20% of the unfrozen fresh water in the world and 90% in Russia. In the case of all other sources of fresh water on Earth depleted, the water in Lake Baikal is enough for human use within 40 years. The uniqueness that only owns Lake Baikal is the ability to develop, expand "magic" of it. According to calculations of scientists, each year, Lake Baikal "extra large" about 2cm. With more than 1 km depth, this is the deepest lake in the world with reserves of 23 billion m3 of water, more than all of the five great lakes system in North America. There are more than 300 tributaries flow into Lake Baikal, however only the Angara River flowing into the Arctic Ocean.
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