Lake Baikal

Freshwater rift lake in Russia

Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.

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Coordinates: 53.5000° N, 108.0000° E

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Wikipedia (English): Lake Baikal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated 1 October 2026

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