Lake Baikal in Siberia: The deepest lake on Earth holds 20% of the world's unfrozen freshwater and is 25 million years old
- pc: wikipediaStanding beside a large lake, it is easy to assume that its most impressive feature is its surface area.
- Yet some lakes hold their greatest secrets far below the waterline.
- Across the world, there are vast freshwater bodies that stretch thousands of square kilometres, but only one descends to a depth unmatched by any other lake on the planet.
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- pc: wikipediaStanding beside a large lake, it is easy to assume that its most impressive feature is its surface area.
- Yet some lakes hold their greatest secrets far below the waterline.
- Across the world, there are vast freshwater bodies that stretch thousands of square kilometres, but only one descends to a depth unmatched by any other lake on the planet.
Sources: Times of India