Tag: russia

Countries With the Most Time Zones (and Why France Beats Everyone)

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Ask a pub quiz question like “Which country has the most time zones?” and most people will shoot back “Russia” or “the United States”. Both are huge, both stretch across a lot of longitudes, and both feel like obvious winners.The trick is that borders do not stop at the edge of a continent. Once you […]

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Lake Baikal: World’s Deepest Lake – Depth, Location & Wildlife

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On most world maps, Lake Baikal looks like a slim blue scar in the middle of Siberia. In reality, this “scar” is a huge lake about 395 miles (636 kilometers) long and surrounded by mountains. It is the deepest and one of the oldest freshwater lakes on Earth. It also holds more freshwater than any […]

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