Important Lakes on EARTH


Important Lakes On EARTH

LAKE BAIKAL
  • Located in Siberia, Russia. 
  • The deepest lake in the world. [1637mtr. deep]
  • It is the world's largest lake by volume.
LAKE TANGANYIKA
  • The largest lake in the world. [660km long]
  • It is also the second largest by volume. 
LAKE TITICACA
  • The world's highest commercial navigable lake. 
  • Locate on the border of Bolivia and Peru. 
LAKE VICTORIA 
  • Largest lake in Africa. 
  • Lake Victoria borders three nation, viz. Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. 
GREAT LAKES
  • A series of interconnected freshwater lakes. 
  • Consisting of lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.
  • Lake Superior is the largest continental lake in the world by area. 

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