“Siberia is also a rich source of iron, tin, gold and other metals, and possesses the world’s deepest lake, Baikal.” — Andrew Marr Copy Share Image
“On a globe it looks like a swollen California. Within that space, though, are twenty-thousand-foot peaks, the world’s deepest canyon (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon), unmapped Amazon jungle and the driest desert on earth.” — Mark Adams Copy Share Image