Top 10 Most Beautiful Lakes On Earth
4. Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
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The magnificent Baikal lake located in Southeastern Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. It formed around 25-30 million years ago and has a depth of 1.6 kilometers. The crescent shaped lake stretches more than 636 kilometers from North to South and contains 20% of world’s unfrozen fresh water.
Lake Baikal is also home to 2500 species of animals and 100 species of plants. Most of this unusual fresh water faunas are found only at Lake Baikal. Considering the rick biodiversity UNESCO recognized Lake Baikal as a world heritage site in 1996. Lake Baikal is also surrounded by mountains, boreal forests,tundra and Islands.