The Washington Post, August 24th, 2001
One in an occasional series Of all Siberia's treasures, the greatest must be Lake Baikal, a wonder of nature. Baikal takes the breath away. Even the statistics about Baikal take the breath away. But Baikal is in grave danger, threatened by human stupidity and inertia. This is no ordinary lake, but rather a geologically unique crevice or rift in the Earth's crust formed at least 20 million years ago, probably by colliding giant land masses. The deepest spot yet measured in the lake is 5,715 feet below its surface, and there may be deeper ones. The lake is 380 miles long and as much as 48 miles ...
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