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.
Baikal, is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, and the deepest.
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 contains 20% of the world's fresh water.
Landmarks in Tanzania are: the highest point is the Kilimanjaro mountain. the three largest lakes in Tanzania are: Lake Victoria the world's 2nd largest fresh water lake, the second is Lake Tanganyika the world's deepest, and lat is the Southwest Lake Nyasa.
Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia (Asia), 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, it is also the world's oldest lake at 25 million years, based on an ancient fault, the Olkhon Crevice. 2,000 species of plant and animal life have been identified in Lake Baikal, 75% of which appears nowhere else in the world.
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.
Lake Tanganyika is the longest lake in the world. It is also the second deepest lake in the world. It holds 18% of the world's available fresh water.
Lake Baikal in Southern Siberia, Russia, at a maximum depth of 5,371 feet, is the deepest lake in the world, and the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume. This single lake holds more fresh water than all the North American Great Lakes combined.Baikal located in Russialake baikal its in Russia and is almost one mile deep and has more fresh water than all American lakes combined
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.
Lake Baikal's volume is 23615 cubic kilometers and Lake Victoria's 2750 cubic kilometers. That makes Lake Baikal nearly ten times larger, volume-wise, and that is due to its extrordinary depth. 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.
The deepest freshwater lake on Earth is Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It reaches a maximum depth of about 5,387 feet (1,642 meters). It is also the world's oldest and largest freshwater lake by volume.
It is none of those, if the world as a whole is considered. It is, however, the deepest lake in the US, and if average (rather than maximum) depth is considered, it's the deepest lake in the Western Hemisphere.