Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Lake Baikal, the deepest lake on Earth, is located within which continent?"
A lake is a body of water surrounded by land that does not connect to the sea. Lake Baikal, is located in the southern part of Siberia. It holds the distinction of being the largest lake in Asia, and the deepest lake in the world. It is an estimated 5,387 feet deep, and its bottom is approximately 3,893 feet below sea level. It is also the oldest freshwater lake in the world, with an estimated age of 20 million to 25 million years. Many plants and animals found in the lake exist nowhere else, including the Baikal seal.