MOSCOW - Two small, manned submarines touched the bottom of Lake Baikal on Tuesday, setting a world record for the deepest freshwater dive, Russian news reports said.
The "Mir-1" and "Mir-2" submersibles descended 1.05 miles (1,680 meters) to the bottom of the vast Siberian lake, the world's deepest, reports said. The descent set a world record, the Interfax news agency cited the organizers as saying.
The dives in Baikal, which is home to more than 1,700 species of plants and animals, were part of a scientific expedition, reports said.
Scientists plan to take samples of water and soil, and will plant a small pyramid bearing the Russian flag in the lake bed, the reports said.
Mission chief Anatoly Sagalevich said earlier that the mission will make a total of 60 dives. Organizers then will compile a list of recommendations aimed at preserving Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The "Mir-1" and "Mir-2" are well known for their descent below the North Pole last August, when Russian participants planted their country's flag in a titanium capsule on the Arctic Ocean floor to symbolically claim the seabed.
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