- Most of the living creatures that live in the waters of Lake Baikal are found nowhere else on Earth – the lake is home to more than 1750 endemic species.
- Minimum width: 16 miles (25 km), according to Baikal World Web. Coastline area: 1,300 miles (2,100 km), according to Lake Baikal.org.
- Besides Lake Baikal, there are two more "thousanders" in the world: Lake Tanganyikain in Central Africa (1,470 meters) and the Caspian Sea (1,025 meters).
- The formation of Lake Baikal is estimated to date back to about 25-30 million years. In geological terms we can say that we did not find the oldest lake in history.
- Lake Baikal is a true geological wonder unique in the world and is the lake of the extremes and of the Guinness world records under many aspects.
- Lake Baikal, located in southern (and eastern) Siberia near the city of Irkutsk, is the largest freshwater lake in the world.
- Baikal Lake is the oldest (25 million years) and the deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. ... In 1996 the Baikal Lake was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world.
- Is it possible to relax on Lake Baikal without annoying mosquitoes? Where is the best beach on Baikal, and where is the ideal place for a photo shoot?
- The deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake by volume, Lake Baikal is so interesting that it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.