Tatiana Baksheeva, Irkutsk City, Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia

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Baikal Superlatives. No.2. The Most Eternal Lake

By Tatiana, on August 25th, 2011%

Lake Baikal in Spring. Photo courtesy Vasiliy Maslukov

The movements of the Earth’s crust are widening the fault under the lake by 2 centimeters (1 inch) every year. Thus Baikal can collect new sediment without any loss to its huge volume.

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Baikal Superlatives. No.1. The Oldest Lake

By Tatiana, on August 24th, 2011%

Between 20 and 25 million years of age, possibly even 50 million years old. Besides Lake Tangyanika (about 2 million years), all other lakes date back less than 20,000 years.

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