Ancient bridge near Kolpino city in Russia

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Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia

Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia

The oldest freshwater lake on Earth contains around one-fifth of the world’s freshwater. When it freezes over, these beautiful transparent, turquoise masses of broken ice appear momentarily in March, caused by the unequal structure, temperature and pressure.