List of world's deepest lakes
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World's deepest lakes by maximum depth.
| Rank | Name | Location | Depth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | |||
| 1. | Baikal[1] | Siberia, Russia | 1,637 | 5,369 |
| 2. | Tanganyika | Africa (Tanzania, Zaire, Burundi & Zambia) | 1,435 | 4,708 |
| 3. | Caspian Sea[2] | Iran,Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan | 1,025 | 3,363 |
| 4. | Nyasa | Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania & Malawi) | 706 | 2,316 |
| 5. | Issyk Kul | Kyrgizstan, Central Asia | 668 | 2,192 |
| 6. | Great Slave | Northwest Territories, Canada | 614 | 2,015 |
| 7. | Crater | Oregon, U.S.A. | 592 | 1,943 |
| 8. | Matano | Indonesia | 590 | 1,936 |
| 9. | Hornindalsvatnet | Norway | 514 | 1,686 |
| 10. | Toba | Indonesia | 505 | 1,657 |
| 10. | Sarez | Tajikistan | 505 | 1,657 |
| 12. | Tahoe | California & Nevada, U.S.A. | 501 | 1,644 |
| 13. | Argentino | Argentina | 500 | 1,640 |
| 14. | Chelan | Washington, U.S.A. | 489 | 1,419 |
| 15. | Kivu | Congo (Democratic Republic), Rwanda | 480 | 1,575 |
| 16. | Quesnel | British Columbia, Canada | 475 | 1,558 |
| 17. | Hauroko | New Zealand | 462 | 1,516 |
| 18. | Adams | British Columbia, Canada | 457 | 1,499 |
| 19. | Poso | Indonesia | 450 | 1,476 |
| 20. | Mjosa | Norway | 449 | 1,473 |
Contents |
[edit] By continent
- Africa - Tanganyika
- Antarctica - Vostok[3] (Subglacial lake)
- Asia - Baikal
- Australia - St Clair (200 m.)
- Central America - Nicaragua
- Europe - Hornindalsvatnet
- North America - Great Slave Lake
- South America - Argentino
[edit] Notes
Note: Lake depths may vary depending on the sources.
- ^ Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume.
- ^ The salty Caspian Sea is considered a lake because it is land-locked.
- ^ Lake Vostok in Antarctica is a frozen lake with a depth ranging between 400 - 800 meters.
