Lake Baikal
Freshwater rift lake in Russia
Summary
Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.
Originally created by Peterlin~enwiki
6/14/2002, 12:50:05 AM
Modified
4/26/2026, 2:28:29 AM
Recent revisions
expanded hatnote
Revert unsourced change; claim appears inconsistent with existing sources
Punctuation, template & link corrections
Punctuation, template & link corrections
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Replaced [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Named references|VE ref names]] using [[User:Nardog/RefRenamer|RefRenamer]]
/* Proposed uranium enrichment center */More clear
/* Cancelled East Siberia–Pacific Ocean oil pipeline */
/* Environmental concerns */
/* Environmental concerns */"disappearance" can be interpreted as extinction, while in reality the population has just sharply declined
Fixed [[MOS:SURPRISE]] link.
/* Water characteristics */
/* Baykalsk Pulp and Paper Mill */ the only ref here (the Guardian) says it was closed in 2008. (it may have been re-opened and then closed again in 2013, but I don't see a ref for that
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1338413534|1338413534]] by [[Special:Contributions/Humentomas|Humentomas]] ([[User talk:Humentomas|talk]]) - no reason for removal
/* Relation to humans */ clean up ce
/* Water characteristics */ caption
/* External links */ removed comercial link, added link for travelers without comercial add.
Reverted edit by [[Special:Contribs/B3nTl3y9060|B3nTl3y9060]] ([[User talk:B3nTl3y9060|talk]]) to last version by Mellk
