Russia, Irkutsk region. Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world and the deepest. Its area is thousand square kilometers, which is slig

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Russia, Irkutsk region. Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world and the deepest. Its area is thousand square kilometers, which is slightly larger than Belgium. The depth reaches 1642 m . It contains a quarter of the world's fresh water reserves. The water in the lake is so clean and transparent that you can drink it. Baikal is a real freshwater sea. It is very ancient, it is 25 million years old. Not only Russians come to Baikal - there are many travelers from many countries of the world. This is one of the most popular tourist routes in Russia.

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