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Which continental body of water is the deepest on Earth?

The deepest continental body of water on Earth is Lake Baikal, located in the Asian part of Russia, in the south of Eastern Siberia.

Baikal occupies the first place in the world not only in depth (up to 1620 meters), but also in terms of the volume of fresh water in it (23 thousand cubic kilometers). About 1/5 of the world's fresh water reserves are concentrated in Baikal.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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