Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. It is 636 km long and is the world's sixth largest lake and 1,181 metres of it is below sea level. It contains 20% of the world's fresh water which is so clear that divers suffer from vertigo. Based on sediment at the bottom is also the world's oldest lake at 25 million years, based on an ancient fault, the Olkhon Crevice.
No. Lake Albert is Africa's 7th largest lake. Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake and the worlds second largest lake (by area). Lake Superior is the World's largest freshwater lake.
No. Lake Albert is Africa's 7th largest lake. Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake and the worlds second largest lake (by area). Lake Superior is the World's largest freshwater lake.
No. Lake Albert is Africa's 7th largest lake. Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake and the worlds second largest lake (by area). Lake Superior is the World's largest freshwater lake.
No. Lake Albert is Africa's 7th largest lake. Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake and the worlds second largest lake (by area). Lake Superior is the World's largest freshwater lake.
The largest freshwater lake (by area) is Lake Superior. The largest lake by volume and the deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Russia.
Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. It is 636 km long and is the world's sixth largest lake and 1,181 metres of it is below sea level. It contains 20% of the world's fresh water which is so clear that divers suffer from vertigo. Based on sediment at the bottom is also the world's oldest lake at 25 million years, based on an ancient fault, the Olkhon Crevice.
The second largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Superior between the United States and Canada.
Lake Baikal Is the worlds largest freshwater lake
Lake St. Clair.
Lake Baikal is the deepest oldest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake by volume.
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika in Africa is considered to be the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the second-oldest and second-deepest lake in the world, holding about 18% of the world's freshwater supply.