The Largest Freshwater Lakes In The World - WorldAtlas
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · Lake Baikal covers an area of 31,722 sq. km and is the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, which accounts for about 23% of the entire planet’s freshwater. This rift lake is situated in the southern part of Siberia and is bordered by Russia ’s Irkutsk Oblast in the northwest and the Buryat Republic in the southeast.
10 Largest Freshwater Lakes in the World
WEBAug 2, 2019 · Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. It is fed by 300 different streams and rivers, the largest of which is Ontario’s Nipigon River, and is said to be the clearest and cleanest of the Great Lakes.
List of lakes by area - Wikipedia
WEBThe Caspian Sea is conventionally considered the world's largest lake, but it is centered on an oceanic basin (a fragment of the ancient Tethys Ocean) rather than lying entirely over continental crust as all other lakes do.
The 10 Largest Lakes In The World - WorldAtlas
WEBLake Baikal in winter. Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia and Russia, is an astounding geographical feature. Covering 31,722 km 2 (12,247 mi 2), it holds the title of the world's deepest freshwater lake, with depths that plunge up to 1,642 m (5,387 ft).
Lake Baikal: World's Largest, Deepest Lake - Live Science
WEBJan 27, 2017 · Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume) and the world's deepest lake. Somewhat crescent shaped, it is in the southern Siberia area of Russia.
World’s largest lakes | Description, Area, & Facts | Britannica
WEBEurasia hosts the world’s largest inland body of water, the Caspian Sea (whose surface area sprawls some 386,000 square km [roughly 150,000 square miles]). North America contains five of the top 10 largest lakes, three of which are part of the Great Lakes.
Lake Baikal - Wikipedia
WEBAt 636 km (395 mi) long and 79 km (49 mi) wide, Lake Baikal has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in Asia, at 31,722 km 2 (12,248 sq mi), and is the deepest lake in the world at 1,642 metres (5,387 feet; 898 fathoms).
Lake Superior - Wikipedia
WEBLake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by area and the third largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The Caspian Sea , while larger than Lake Superior in both surface area and volume, is brackish .
Largest freshwater lake by surface area - Guinness World Records
WEBLake Superior, on the border between Canada and the USA, has the greatest area of any freshwater lake in the world. It covers 82,414 km² (31,820 sq mi). At its longest, the lake measures around 563 km (349 mi) in length, with a width of 257 km (159 mi). It is 406 m (1,332 ft) at its deepest.
Lake Baikal | Location, Depth, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Ozero Bajkal. Lake Baikal, lake located in the southern part of eastern Siberia within the republic of Buryatia and Irkutsk oblast (province) of Russia. It is the oldest existing freshwater lake on Earth (20 million–25 million years old), as well as the deepest continental body of water, having a maximum depth of 5,315 feet (1,620 metres).
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