Lake profile

Chuchuna Lake

On most world maps, Lake Baikal looks narrow and remote. In reality, it is a giant rift lake in southern Siberia whose depth, age, clarity, and endemic wildlife place it in a category of its own. That is why Baikal matters not just as a superlative on a map, but as one of the world’s most important freshwater systems.

Chuchuna Lake is cataloged as a nana type susu type / chahcah type lake in good region, some country.

Also known as: Chupakabra

On most world maps, Lake Baikal looks narrow and remote. In reality, it is a giant rift lake in southern Siberia whose depth, age, clarity, and endemic wildlife place it in a category of its own. That is why Baikal matters not just as a superlative on a map, but as one of the world’s most important freshwater systems.
Why it stands outLake Baikal is the world’s deepest lake, located in southern Siberia, Russia. It reaches roughly 5,387 feet (1,642 meters) in maximum depth and holds about one-fifth of the planet’s unfrozen surface freshwater, which makes it important not only geographically, but scientifically and environmentally as well.
How to use this article: If you want the essentials fast, go straight to the key numbers table, the depth and water-volume explanation, the ice-season section, or the main pressure points.

Where Is Lake Baikal? Map, Coordinates & Regional Setting

Lake Baikal lies in southeastern Siberia, in the Asian part of Russia. It sits between Irkutsk Oblast on the northwestern side and the Republic of Buryatia on the southeastern side, with UNESCO listing the World Heritage property in the broader area around 53°N, 108°E.

The lake occupies a long southwest-to-northeast basin framed by mountain country. Its surface area is commonly given at roughly 12,200 square miles (31,500 square kilometers), though some reference tables round it a little higher. What makes Baikal stand out, however, is not surface spread alone; it is the depth of the basin and the amount of freshwater stored inside it.