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WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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United States and Canada
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Detailed explanation-1: -Situated 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 total unfrozen freshwater reserve.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Incredible Science Of Lake Baikal: The World’s Largest, Oldest, Deepest Lake. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. This article is more than 2 years old. Lake Baikal, shown here, is a lake between two high-elevation regions in Siberia, Russia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Russia partially contains the world’s largest lake – the Caspian Sea (surface area 371, 000 km2, Kara-Bogaz-Gol Gulf excluded), the deepest lake – Baikal (1, 741 m), and the largest lakes of Europe – Ladoga and Onego.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lake Baikal (/baɪˈkɑːl, -ˈkæl/, Russian: O , romanized: Ozero Baykal [ˈozʲɪrə bɐjˈkaɫ]) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.