Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body ...

Lake Baikal in Siberia stands as one of Earth’s most astonishing natural wonders. Its staggering depth—reaching over 5,300 feet (1,600 meters)—holds more water than all of North America’s ...

Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular Lake Baikal. Sofia Buntovskaya has nothing but praise for the lake and its pure and perfectly clear water. Her love for this natural Siberian jewel made the ...

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 ...

Russia’s Lake Baikal covers an area of 12,248 square miles - slightly larger than Belgium - making it the seventh-largest lake by surface area and the second-largest in Eurasia after the Caspian ...