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Lake Baikal–the world’s oldest and deepest lake

Lake Baikal is the world’s oldest and deepest lake. It lies in southern Siberia, its watershed extending across the Mongolian border. Literally millions of hectares of natural and old-growth forest-covered mountains ring the lake. The lake and its environs make one of the largest World Heritage sites on the planet. Both Russians and the indigenous …

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