Lake Baikal in southern Siberia is 25 million years old and more than 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) deep. More than 2,500 plant and animal species have been documented in the lake, most found nowhere else. Controversy surrounds construction of hydropower stations on a river that feeds the lake. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-the-worlds-deepest-lake…
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Less Than 250 People Remain On The World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
There are a group of six islands in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean between South America (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and South Africa (Cape Town) that are called Tristan da Cunha. The main island, which is also called Tristan da Cunha, is said to be the most remote inhabited island in the entire world.… Continue reading Less Than 250 People Remain On The World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island