Facts, Figures & History of the Lake

Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia is not only the world’s deepest lake but also its oldest. At a maximum depth of 1,700 metres and an age of at least 25 million years, it also contains 20 percent of the world’s unfrozen freshwater reserves.

At 3.15 million hectares its surface area is not as great as other lakes like Victoria in Africa and the North American Great lakes, but Baikal remains the largest body of fresh water on the planet and the largest lake by volume.

Largely isolated for most of its history, Baikal developed a unique ecosystem and is home to some 1500 indigenous species most notably the salmon-like Omul and the Nerpa, the world’s only freshwater seal. Along its shores bear and deer are also very common.

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