SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Aral
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Black
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Baikal
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Caspian
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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: -It is also known as the Blue Eye of Siberia. Lake Baikal is the deepest and oldest lake in the world as well as the largest (by volume) freshwater lake. It contains over 20% of the world’s liquid fresh surface water and more than 90% of Russia’s liquid fresh surface water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the world’s deepest lake. It is an estimated 5, 387 feet deep (1, 642 meters), and its bottom is approximately 3, 893 feet (1, 187 meters) below sea level. Lake Baikal is also the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.
Detailed explanation-4: -At least 25 million years old, Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world. It and the surrounding mountains were formed by the Earth’s crust fracturing and moving.