Located in southern eastern Siberia, Russia, Lake Baikal holds the title of world's deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 5,315 feet. It's also one of the Earth's oldest freshwater lakes ...

Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body of water boasts more than just its colossal size.

Russia’s Lake Baikal covers an area of 12,248 square miles ... It is also the world’s deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 1,642 metres, which could easily hold over five of London ...

A World Lakes Conference in Japan’s Otsu put Lake Baikal, along with Lake Okeechobee in the United States (with a depth of three meters), Lake Balaton in Hungary (with a depth of 12 meters ...