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Lake Baikal is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in light of its fauna and flora. The lakeshore offers some of the most beautiful vistas in Russia. The Trans-Siberian train route runs along ...
2024 46COM 7B.52 - Lake Baikal (Russian Federation) (N 754) 2023 45COM 7B.24 - Lake Baikal (Russian Federation) (N 754) 2021 44COM 7B.107 - Lake Baikal (Russian Federation) (N 754) 2018 42COM 7B.76 - ...
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 reserve. Known as the 'Galapagos of ...