Deepest Lakes in the World
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Did you know that Canada has the most number of lakes World wide? Sixty percent of the total number of lakes lie in Canada however the world's deepest like is found in Russia.
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1.
Dead Sea ( Jordan + Israel + Palestine)
Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 377 m (1,237 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world.
122 points - added 12 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
Simply Amazing:)
Added 12 years ago by guest, 14 points
The Dead Sea is an endorheic lake located in the Jordan Rift Valley, a geographic feature formed by the Dead Sea Transform (DST). This left lateral-moving transform fault lies along the tectonic plate boundary between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate. It runs between the East Anatolian Fault zone in Turkey and the northern end of the Red Sea Rift offshore of the southern tip of Sinai.
Added 12 years ago by guest, 12 points
2.
Baikal 5,369 ft (1,637 m)
Location-Siberia Russia
It is called the Pear of Siberia and declared by the Russian government as special economic zone.Baikal was also declared as World heritage Site in 1996.
44 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
3.
Tanganyika 4,823 ft (1,470 m)
Location-Tanzania, Dem. Rep. of Congo & Zambia
Tagged as the African Great Lake which holds at least 250 species of cichlid fish and 150 non-cichlid species,
43 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
4.
Caspian Sea 3,363 ft (1025 m)
Location- Iran and Russia
The Caspian Sea holds a great number of sturgeon that produces eggs that is processed to make the caviar.
37 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
5.
Vostok 2950 ft (900 m)
Location-Antarctica
Lake Vostok is hidden beneath 4 kilometers of ice and it's existence was discovered by scientists in 1973.
28 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
6.
O'Higgins-San Martin 2,742 ft (836 m)
Location-Chile, Argentina
The lake was named after the South American heroes Jose de San Martin of Argentina and Bernardo O’Higgins who fought together to attain Chile's independence.
25 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
7.
Issyk Kul 2,192 ft (668 m)
Location-Kyrgizstan, Central Asia
Issyk Kul is known as the Pearl of the Tien Shan, a saline water lake, and lakes area experience 2,900 hours of sunshine per year. According to history there were ancient settlers in the area about 2, 500 years ago
20 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
8.
Nyasa 2,316 ft (706 m)
Location-Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania & Malawi)-
Also known as Lake Malawi is recorded to hold hundreds of fish species. Commercial fishing is available at the southern end of the lake intended only for the freshwater fish "Tilapia."
19 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
9.
Great Slave 2,015 ft (614 m)
Location Northwest Territories, Canada
The lake is named after the slave (Dogrib) tribe of North Americans and it is popular for it's trout fishing events.
11 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
10.
Crater Lake 1,949 ft (594 m)
Located in the Caldera of Mt. Mazama in Oregon, U.S.A.
It is a deep blue lake, every person who visits the lake describes it as breathtaking and magnificently beautiful.
7 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
11.
Matano 1,936 ft (590 m)
Location-Indonesia
5 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
12.
Lake Chelan 1,486 ft (453 m
Location-Washington, U.S.A.
0 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
13.
Kivu 1,575 ft (480 m)
Location-Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda
0 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
14.
General Carrera 1,923 ft (586 m)
Location- Chile, Argentina
0 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
15.
Argentino 1,640 ft (500 m)
Location- Argentina
-1 point - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
16.
Quesnel 1,660 ft (506 m)
Location- Canada
-1 point - added 13 years ago by samutsari - 2 comments
Comments:
btw im from quesnel they say it is 1800 here but im not arguing that, but its a meter depper why isnt it 13th
Added 12 years ago by guest, 1 point
quesnel lake should be 13th it is 3 ft deeper than toba lake
Added 12 years ago by guest, 1 point
17.
Hornindalsvatnet 1,686 ft (514 m)
Location- Norway
-2 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
18.
Tahoe 1,644 ft (501 m)
Location-California & Nevada, USA
-3 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
19.
Toba 1,657 ft (505 m)
Location- Indonesia
-3 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
20.
Sarez 1,657 ft (505 m)
Location-Tajikistan
-9 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
21.
Mjøsa 1,535 ft (468 m)
Location-Norway
-10 points - added 13 years ago by samutsari -
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