Lake Baikal

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Olkhonsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

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Last check: September 2018

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Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world. Location: Siberia Surface area: 31,722 square km Maximum depth: 1,642 m

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