The deepest lake on the planet

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake.

• The world's deepest lake.
• The world's clearest lake.
• The world's oldest lake.
• Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Visit the most wonderful natural sites of the World, Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal in Mongolian it means "Nature Lake"

Lake Baikal is a rift lake located in southern Siberia, Russia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast.

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world containing 23,615.39 km3 (5,670 cu mi) of fresh water 22–23% of the world's fresh surface water It contains more water than the North American Great Lakes combined.

Lake Baikal is the world's deepest lake with a maximum depth of 1,642 m

Lake Baikal is considered among the world's clearest lakes

Lake Baikal is considered the world's oldest lake, at 25–30 million years.

Lake Baikal is the seventh-largest lake in the world by surface area, it was formed as an ancient rift valley, with a surface area of 31,722 km2.

Lake Baikal was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

Baikal is home to thousands of species of plants and animals, many of which are endemic to the region. It is also home to Buryat tribes who reside on the eastern side of the lake, raising goats, camels, cattle, sheep, and horses, where the mean temperature varies from a winter minimum of −19 °C to a summer maximum of 14 °C