Lake Baikal
UNESCO describes Lake Baikal as the world's oldest and deepest lake. This topic is part of Lakes within Geography. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Lake Baikal trivia questions
Lake Baikal is the world's deepest what?
Answer: Lake
Bonus fact: Its maximum depth exceeds 1,600 meters.
Lake Baikal contains roughly what fraction of the world's unfrozen surface freshwater?
Answer: About one-fifth
Bonus fact: Its enormous volume makes it the largest freshwater lake by volume.
Lake Baikal is located in which country?
Answer: Russia
Bonus fact: UNESCO describes Lake Baikal as the world's oldest and deepest lake.
Besides being the deepest lake, Lake Baikal is also recognized as what?
Answer: The world's oldest lake
Bonus fact: UNESCO gives Baikal an age of about 25 million years.
About what share of the world's unfrozen freshwater reserve does UNESCO say Lake Baikal contains?
Answer: About 20%
Bonus fact: Baikal's great depth and long isolation helped produce an unusually rich freshwater fauna.
Which lake contains the greatest volume of liquid freshwater on Earth?
Answer: Lake Baikal
Bonus fact: Lake Baikal is also the world's deepest lake.
Which lake is the deepest in the world?
Answer: Lake Baikal
Bonus fact: UNESCO describes Lake Baikal as both the world's oldest and deepest lake.