Situated in Southern Siberia, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume, as well as the deepest lake int eh world. It contains around 20% of the world's total surface freshwater. Lake Baikal is a narrow and crescent shaped, so formed because it was formed on an ancient rift valley.

The lake measures 1,637 metres deep (5,371 feet), and contains endemic animals such as the freshwater seal, and omul, a type of fish.

Situated in Lake Baikal is Olkhorn Island, the fourth largest lake-bound island in the world at 730 square kilometres in size.

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Located to the southeast of Irkutsk in Southern Siberia.

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Victor K.

Jul 4, 2011

It is an ocean in the Asia's center!
It is worth it to visit Olkhon Island, Maloe More Straight,Listvyanka settlement and, of course, Irkutsk - "the Paris of Siberia". Hotel Baikal in Listvyanka is Ok (good rooms, food and Siberian sauna)!
SolarObservatory and Baikal Museum (Aquarium with living creatures from Lake Baikal) are good to visit.

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Meadow G.

Nov 1, 2009

lovely place. i recommend taking a boat trip there. most of the lake is surrounded by narrow hiking trails. nice cows and goats graze the cliff faces freely, making for great photographs. there are a number of fishes that only live in baikal. the locals eat them raw. try it! the water isn't very polluted, so the raw fish tastes fine.

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Mandi G.

Mar 23, 2010

Absolutely stunning and worth the drive out. The locals refer to this as the sea and once you are there you can see why. Water for as far as the eye can see. A definite must see!

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