Lake Baikal in Sibieria, Russia, is with 1642 meters the deepest and with more than 25 million years, the oldest freshwater lake on Earth. 23% of the worlds fresh water is located in the 673 km long and up to 83 km wide lake. The lake is home to over a thousand endemic species. 90% of the biomass are Amphipods, which reach a size from a few millimeters to about ten centimeters. The water temperature in early June was 2 to 4 degrees Celsius.vimeo/99397512
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 10:08:19 +0000
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