Lake Baikal Deepest Lake

Located in Siberia, Russia.

The deepest lake in the world [1,637 metres deep]
It is the worlds largest lake by volume.
It is the second longest.
Lake Tanganyika Longest Lake
The longest lake in the world. [660 kilometres long]
It is also the second largest by volume.
It is the second deepest lake in the world, after lake Baikal.
Worlds Highest and Lowest Lakes
The worlds highest lake, if size is not a criterion, may be the crater lake of Ojos del Salado,
at 6,390 metres. It is in Andes.
The highest large lake in the world is the Pumoyong Tso (Pumuoyong Tso), in the Tibet
Autonomous Region of China. [5,018 metres above sea level]
The worlds highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia
border at 3,812 m. It is also the largest lake in South America.
The worlds lowest lake is the Dead Sea, bordering Israel and Jordan at 418 metres below sea
level. It is also one of the lakes with highest salt concentration.
The Largest Lakes (surface area) by Continent
Australia Lake Eyre (salt lake)
Africa Lake Victoria, also the third-largest freshwater lake on Earth. It is one of the Great
Lakes of Africa.
Antarctica Lake Vostok (subglacial)
Asia Lake Baikal (if the Caspian Sea is considered a lake, it is the largest in Eurasia, but is
divided between the two geographic continents)
Europe Lake Ladoga, followed by Lake Onega, both located in northwestern Russia.
North America Lake Superior.
South America Lake Titicaca, which is also the highest navigable body of water on Earth
at 3,812 metres above sea level. The much larger Lake Maracaibo is a contiguous body of water
with the sea, so it is ignored. ,
Great Lakes
Great Lakes of North America are a series of interconnected freshwater lakes which connect to
the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario [in the order of west
to east]. Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario [In the order of largest to
smallest].
Lake Superior is the largest continental lake in the world by area, and Lake Michigan is
the largest lake that is entirely within one country.
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The Great Lakes are today used as a major water transport corridor for bulk goods.
The Great Lakes Waterway connects all the lakes; the smaller Saint Lawrence
Seaway connects the lakes to the Atlantic oceans.
Dead Sea
Also called the Salt Sea.
Lake bordering Jordan to the east, and Palestine and Israel to the west.
It Earths lowest elevation on land.
Aral Sea
It was a lake lying between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan, in the south.
Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by
Soviet irrigation projects.
African Great Lakes
Series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift.
They include Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh water lake in the world, and Lake
Tanganyika, the worlds second largest in volume as well as the second deepest.

Largest Lakes by Surface Area

[Caspian Sea Excluded in all facts]
1. Lake Superior North America
2. Lake Victoria Africa
3. Lake Huron North America
4. Lake Michigan North America
Largest Lakes by Volume
1. Baikal Asia
2. Tanganyika Africa
3. Superior North America
Deepest Lakes in the World
1. Lake Baikal Asia
2. Lake Tanganyika
 Major Lakes in India

kashmir Indias largest freshwater lake

Formed by tectonic forces
Forms Delta with river Jhelum
Wular Lake
Tulbul project

kashmir freshwater lake

Srinagar is located along its coast
Dal Lake
Contains Char Chinar & Nami islands

Jammu katra highway freshwater lake

Mansar Lake
Natural lake used mainly for fishing

Naini Lake
Uttarakhand freshwater lake

Rajasthan most saline lake of India

Sambhar Lake
Listed in Ramsar as a wetland of international importance

Pushkar Lake Ajmer (Rajasthan), a freshwater lake

Panchprada Lake Badmer (rajasthan), a saline lake

Rajasthan Largest artificial lake of India

Also known as Jaisamand Lake
Dhebar Lake Built in 17th century, a freshwater lake

Rajsamad (Rajasthan) freshwater lake

Created in 17th centuary by damming the water of Gomti, Kelva & Tali rivers
Rajsamad Lake Home of two islands

A bowl shape lake, located in Mt. Abu (Rajasthan)

Nakki Lake Probably volcanic

Saline water lake located in Gujrat

Nal Sarovar Lake largest bird century of Gujrat

Fresh water lake located in Maghalaya, famous for its Biodiversity

Nokrek Lake Nokrek National Park & Biosphere reserve

Manipur Largest fresh water lake located in NE India

Loktak Lake Floating island Phundis
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A highly polluted lake surrounded by city of Bhopal

Bhoj Wetland Consists of 2 lakes viz. upper lake & lower lake

Biggest artificial lake of Ahmedabad

Built by Sultan Ahmed shah, whose name accounts for the name of the city
Kankaria Ahmedabad

Lonar Crater lake, located at Maharashtra

Saline water lagoon located at Orissa

Chilka Siberian bird migrate here in winters

Artificial lake of Hyderabad, by creating a dam on river Musi

Usman Sagar Created by Nizam Usman Khan in 1920

Fresh water lake, Situated b/w deltas of Godavari & Krishna

Kolleru Lake A bird sanctuary & a wetland under Ramsar list

Salt water lagoon located at the coast of Andhra Pradesh

Pulicat Lake Separated from the sea by Sriharikota island
 A rainfed reservoir, located at Thanjavur in Chennai
Sholavaram Due to scanty rainfall for last few years, lake looks like a pond

Vembanad Kerala, a lagoon, famous for boat comptetion

Astamudi Kerala, a lagoon, under Ramsar convention

Lakes in India Part 3

Laddakh, b/w India & China (Tibet)

Pangong Lake Nearby Chnagla Pass

Largest high altitude lake, located at Ladakh

Tsomoriri Lake Tourists are not allowed boating in this lake

A high altitude lake, located at Lahaul & Spiti districts of Himachal nearby Kunzam
Pass
Chandra river, a major tributary of Chenab originated from Chandra Tal
Chandra Tal Declared as a wetland under Ramsar covention

Located below Baralacha pass at Lahaul & Spiti districts of Himachal

Suraj Tal Remains frozen during the greater part of the year

Mystry lake of uttarakhand

Also known as Skeleton lake
Roop Kund 672 Skeletons has been found in this shallow lake

Sukhna Lake Chandigarh

Quiet & calm group of 7 pristine lakes in lower Himalayan range situated near Bhimtal
Sat Tal in Uttarakhand