Deepest and Oldest Lake in The World
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
Boise, Idaho
June 3, 2018 5:27pm CST
The seas of the world are thought of as being deep but what about lakes and rivers? Crater lakes, like the Crater Lake in Oregon, are very deep. In fact, the Crater Lake is the deepest in the United States. But, what about the world?
The Lake Baikal in a rift valley in Russia is the deepest at 5,387 feet deep. It also has the largest surface area of any lake in Asia. It is 12,248 square miles around. This means that one-fifth of all non frozen fresh water in the entire world is in this lake.
Lake Baikal is also the oldest lake at 25 million years old.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Jun 18
Amazing! I had never heard of that huge lake.
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@allen0187 (59653)
• Philippines
4 Jun 18
I bet those lakes hold a lot of secrets in their depths.
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@xFiacre (14787)
• Ireland
3 Jun 18
@celticeagle The world is an odd and curious place.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Jun 18
Don't seem to have been reported if so.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
4 Jun 18
Lake Baikal sounds beautiful. Hopefully it has gotten through the last 200 years unscathed from polution through industrialization. 
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@RasmaSandra (97944)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jun 18
That is interesting. I know about both lakes. I wonder if there are strange creatures down under the water.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jun 18
Crater Lake is a gorgeous sight to behold.
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@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
4 Jun 18
this sounds like an amazing lake. i have not known this lake before.
@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
4 Jun 18
Thank you for that info, @celticeagle. I wish I can get to see that lake. 
