LAKE BAIKAL,RUSSIA

 

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What is the oldest lake in the world?

Lake Baikal is the largest, oldest, and deepest freshwater lake in the world

    Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake, curves for nearly 400 miles through south-eastern Siberia, north of the Mongolian border. At its deepest point it is over 5,000 feet (1,637 meters) deep.

    It is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume. It contains about 5,521 cubic miles of water (23,013 cubic kilometers), or approximately 20% of Earth's fresh surface water. This is a volume of water approximately equivalent to all five of the North American Great Lakes combined.

 

 

Stamps from right to left :

•  Krasavitsa Moskvy (Moscow Beauty)

Country:
    Russia
Series:
    Flora of Russia - Lilac
Catalog codes:

Themes:
    Flowers | Plants (Flora)
Issued on:
    2018-03-21

• Belyi Naliv

Country:
    Russia
Series:
    Apples of Russia

Themes:
    Fruits | Plants (Flora)
Issued on:
    2019-03-26