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Baikal
(bī käl′)
large lake in SE Siberia: deepest lake in the world, c. 5,316 ft (1,620 m) at maximum depth; 12,162 sq mi (31,499 sq km)
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A lake of south-central Russia. Over 636 km long (394 mi), it is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia and the world's deepest lake, with a maximum known depth of 1,742.2 m (5,712 ft).
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