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Lake Baikal holds one fifth of Earth unfrozen fresh water
Located in Siberia, Lake Baikal contains more water than all the North American Great Lakes combined.
Lake Baikal is both the world's deepest lake at 1,642 metres and the world's oldest lake, estimated at 25 to 30 million years old. Its water is exceptionally clear due to natural filtration by microscopic plankton. The lake is home to thousands of unique plant and animal species found nowhere else.
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- Located in Siberia, Lake Baikal contains more water than all the North American Great Lakes combined. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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