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c0reboarder t1_j0xg56d wrote

Fun facts: Lake Baikal is the largest lake in the world by volume. It is so deep it contains twice the water of Lake Superior. However, Lake Superior is the largest lake in the world by surface area. Superior has twice the surface area of Baikal.

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barath_s t1_j0yl6vz wrote

forget lake superior ..

> [Baikal contains] 22–23% of the world's fresh surface water, more than all of the North American Great Lakes combined

It's a bit larger than Belgium, so only the 7th largest by surface area

> It is also the world's deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 1,642 metres (5,387 feet; 898 fathoms), and the world's oldest lake,[9] at 25–30 million years.

It's the part of ancient rift valley that got filled up with miles of sediment and water

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Red_Lee t1_j0z47sg wrote

Waves on Lake Superior >>> tiny little bumps on the big russian water pit.

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