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Lake Name | Maximum depth in feet | Lake Description |
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Lake Baikal
(Eastern Siberia, Russia) |
5,314 |
![]() Russia's national treasure, Lake Baikal, is the world's deepest lake and is our planet's largest freshwater lake measured by water volume. Its bottom is 4,215 feet below sea level. Lake Baikal contains about 1/5 of Earth's unfrozen surface freshwater. It is also one of the most biologically diverse ... |
Lake Tanganyika
(African Great Lakes / Burundi / Congo (DRC) / Kigoma, Tanzania / Rukwa, Tanzania / Zambia) |
4,708 |
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Sognefjord
(Norway) |
4,291 |
![]() ![]() Often called 'King of the Fjords', Sognefjord is Norway's longest fjord. Sognefjord is also the third longest fjord in the world. An amazing 4,291 feet deep in some areas, the spectacular fjord is set between steep cliffs soaring another 3,300 feet above the water's surface. Averaging over 2.5 miles ... |
Caspian Sea
(Azerbaijan / Iran / Kazakhstan / Northern Caucases, Russia / Povolzhsky, Russia / Turkmenistan) |
3,363 |
![]() ![]() With the largest volume of any saltwater "lake" on earth, the Caspian Sea holds well over 62 billion acre-feet of saltwater. Many classify the Caspian Sea not as a lake, but as an inland sea. (There is no widely accepted definition of "lake," but most exclude bodies of saltwater.) Considered by many ... |
Lake Vostok
(Antarctica) |
3,000 |
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Lago O'Higgins
(Santa Cruz, Argentina / Chile) |
2,743 |
![]() ![]() Reaching Lago O'Higgins on the Chile/Argentina border takes some effort. Lago O'Higgins is known as Lago San Martin on the Argentina side. Located in the Patagonian Aisen (or Aysen) Region, Lago O'Higgins is the deepest lake in the Americas. With a maximum depth of 2,743 feet, this is not only the deepest ... |
Lake Pinatubo
(Philippines) |
2,625 |
![]() ![]() Lake Pinatubo was created in the aftermath of the second largest volcanic eruption in the 20th century. Located in the crater of Mount Pinatubo in the Tarlac province of central Luzon, Philippines, the rainfall-fed lake has become a tourism destination in its own right and the deepest lake in the country. ... |
Lake Malawi
(African Great Lakes / Malawi / Mozambique / Iringa, Tanzania / Mbeya, Tanzania / Ruvuma, Tanzania) |
2,316 |
![]() ![]() Located in the East African Rift Valley system between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, Lake Malawi -- also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, and Lago Niassa -- is the third-largest lake in Africa at over 7,314,319 acres. It also has the distinction of being the second deepest lake in Africa ... |
Issyk Kul
(Kyrgyzstan) |
2,192 |
![]() ![]() Little-known Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan is poised to become Central Asia's most famous tourism destination. Popular among citizens of the former USSR, the new and refurbished resorts and health spas of Issyk Kul are now open for business and beckon all those with an adventurous spirit to the second-largest ... |
Great Slave Lake
(Northwest Territories, Canada) |
2,010 |
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Crater Lake
(Oregon, USA) |
1,943 |
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Lago General Carrera
(Santa Cruz, Argentina / Chile) |
1,936 |
![]() ![]() Indisputably one of the world's most beautiful natural wonders, the Marble Cathedral of Lago General Carrera is one that most people will never see. This large turquoise lake is in the Patagonia region of Chile and crosses the border into Argentina where it is known as Lake Buenos Aires. The second-largest ... |
Lake Matano
(Indonesia) |
1,936 |
![]() ![]() One of the world's ten deepest lakes,* Lake Matano on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia is also one of the most unique. The picturesque, spring-fed lake covers 44,500 acres with some of the clearest water ever experienced. Headwaters of the Malili Lakes system, Lake Matano is fed by the Penten River ... |
Lake Toba
(Indonesia) |
1,736 |
![]() ![]() If you yearn for an exotic locale, you couldn't find one better than Lake Toba. Located in the province of North Sumatra in Indonesia, Lake Toba is the largest permanent lake in Southeast Asia. The lake is the result of a supervolcano about 75,000 years ago, believed to be the largest volcanic explosion ... |
Hornindalsvatnet
(Norway) |
1,686 |
![]() ![]() Considered the deepest lake in Europe, Norway's Hornindalsvatn Lake is perfectly placed to host a western Norway holiday. Surrounded by mountains, glaciers and fjords, Hornindalsvatn Lake, like the steep fjords that slice through the Norwegian coastline, was scoured out by ice during the last ice age. ... |
Lake Tahoe
(California, USA / Nevada, USA) |
1,645 |
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Argentino Lake
(Santa Cruz, Argentina) |
1,640 |
![]() ![]() Argentino Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Argentina, covers a massive 362,255 acres in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The lake lies within the Los Glaciares National Park, tucked away in the Andes Mountains. The landscape of the area is definitely unique with its massive ice ... |
Lake Mjosa
(Norway) |
1,637 |
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Lake Kivu
(African Great Lakes / Congo (DRC) / Rwanda) |
1,591 |
![]() ![]() Lake Kivu is one of the youngest of the African Great Lakes. Located in the Rift Valley, Lake Kivu is thought to be only 15,000 years old. Forming part of the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the lake formed during the Pleistocene Era when volcanic events in the Virunga ... |
Adams Lake
(British Columbia, Canada) |
1,502 |
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Lake Chelan
(Washington, USA) |
1,486 |
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Lake Van
(Turkey) |
1,480 |
![]() ![]() Turkey's Lake Van is a spectacular example of a very old lake surrounded by a very old culture. Located in the far eastern area of Turkey called Anatolia near the border with Iraq, Iran and Armenia, this ancient portion of the Silk Road has been conquered and re-conquered so many times that it's difficult ... |
Great Bear Lake
(Northwest Territories, Canada) |
1,463 |
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Lake Wakatipu
(South Island, New Zealand) |
1,378 |
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Lake Como
(Lombardy, Italy) |
1,345 |
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