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ashling

(25,771 posts) Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:06 PM Mar 2013

Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal, Russia- is the oldest known lake in the World. It is at least 25 million years old and contains about 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water. It is also the deepest known lake in the world at 1,642 m (5,387 ft).

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Lake Baikal (Original Post) ashling Mar 2013 OP

What a crazy picture! a la izquierda Mar 2013 #1

I've never yet seen a pic of Lake Baikal that wasn't astonishing. Aristus Mar 2013 #2

What would Will have to say about the lake? ashling Mar 2013 #3

Beautiful (to look at, not (me) be there), or as Charlie SHEEN tweeted about another icescape: UTUSN Mar 2013 #4

I remember watching a show Peter Ustinov's Russia treestar Mar 2013 #5

a la izquierda

(11,791 posts)

1. What a crazy picture!

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Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:40 PM

Mar 2013

Aristus

(66,307 posts)

2. I've never yet seen a pic of Lake Baikal that wasn't astonishing.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 12:53 PM

Mar 2013

Thanks for posting this!.

ashling

(25,771 posts)

3. What would Will have to say about the lake?

Reply to Aristus (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 17, 2013, 01:31 PM

Mar 2013

UTUSN

(70,671 posts)

4. Beautiful (to look at, not (me) be there), or as Charlie SHEEN tweeted about another icescape:

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Sun Mar 17, 2013, 02:10 PM

Mar 2013

(paraphrasing: ) "Portrait of Chuck LORRE's soul."

treestar

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5. I remember watching a show Peter Ustinov's Russia

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Sun Mar 17, 2013, 02:14 PM

Mar 2013

years and years ago. He took a wine glass to Lake Baikal, dipped it in the water and filled it, and drank right from it! He made the point the water was pure enough to drink straight from the lake. I wonder if that is still so.

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