Whether meteor-forged or rift-born, Lake Baikal’s ecological significance is not up for debate. Dubbed the “Galápagos of Russia,” Baikal hosts over 3,000 species of plants and animals ...

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Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater ...