That's because Lake Baikal is the deepest in the world, with a maximum depth of 5,387 feet (1,642 meters). Lake Baikal's position atop a continental rift explains its plunging depths. Here, Earth's ...

Lake Baikal, in the southern part of eastern Siberia, Russia, is among the oldest existing freshwater lakes on Earth, thought to date back around 25 million years, according to the Unesco World ...

Lake Baikal is not only the oldest and largest lake on Earth, but with a depth of over 1,500 metres also the deepest. It may also be one of the coldest: the average water temperature near the ...

Lake Baikal in Siberia stands as one of Earth’s most astonishing natural wonders. Its staggering depth—reaching over 5,300 feet (1,600 meters)—holds more water than all of North America’s ...

Baikal hosted a hockey match on March 8 called the “Last Game,” intended to bring awareness of climate change and also about how to safeguard the lake itself, with its unique ecosystem.

The Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, Russia, is the deepest lake in the world with a maximum depth of 5,387 feet. It is also the largest lake by volume and contains about 22-23% of the world's ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreSituated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's ...

Baikal is estimated to be some 25 million years old, the oldest lake in the world. At 1,637 meters, it’s also the deepest freshwater lake on the planet, while the average depth is 758 meters.

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume) and the world's deepest lake. Somewhat crescent shaped, it is in the southern Siberia area of Russia. In 1996 it was declared a ...

Researchers have been looking under Lake Baikal for neutrinos since 2003, but the new telescope is the biggest instrument deployed there so far. All told, the strings and modules measure about one ...