Lake Baikal in Siberia - Largest and Deepest Lake in the World

The Lake Baikal is a long crescent shape rift lake in south-east Siberia. It is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world with vistas of unmatched natural beauty. The Lake Baikal is regarded as the Pearl of Siberia for the extreme natural beauty of the lake. There is probably no more beautiful place in all Russia than the Lake Baikal.




The Lake Baikal is the world's largest lake with a surface area of 31,722 square kilometers. The crescent shape lake curves for about 400 miles through southeastern Siberia. The Lake Baikal is also the deepest lake in the world with a depth of more than 5,000 feet at its deepest point. It has an average depth of 2,442 feet.




The Lake Baikal is a massive lake and contains one fifth of the world's total freshwater reserve. Not only is the lake the world's largest and deepest lake but also the oldest one too. Geologists estimate that the lake formed approximately 25 million years ago. It is one of the clearest lakes in the world.