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Encyclopedia > List of lakes by depth

World's deepest lakes by maximum depth. For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ...

Contents

The List

Continent colour key
Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America Antarctica
Name Country Region Depth
        meters feet
1. Baikal[1] Russia Siberia 1,637 5,369
2. Tanganyika Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Zambia Africa 1,435 4,708
3. Caspian Sea[2] Iran, Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan 1,025 3,363
4. Lake Vostok Antarctica 1,000 3,280
5. Lake O'Higgins-San Martín Chile, Argentina Aysén (Chile), Santa Cruz (Argentina) 836 2,742
6. Nyasa (aka Malawi) Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi 706 2,316
7. Issyk Kul Kyrgyzstan 668 2,192
8. Great Slave Canada Northwest Territories 614 2,015
9. Crater United States Oregon 592 1,943
10. Matano Indonesia Sulawesi 590 1,936
11. Hornindalsvatnet Norway Sogn og Fjordane 514 1,686
12. Quesnel Canada British Columbia 506 1,660
13. Toba Indonesia Sumatra 505 1,657
13. Sarez Tajikistan 505 1,657
15. Tahoe United States California, Nevada 501 1,644
16. Argentino Argentina Santa Cruz (Patagonia) 500 1,640
17. Chelan United States Washington (state) 489 1,419
18. Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda 480 1,575
19. Hauroko New Zealand Southland (South Island) 462 1,516
20. Adams Canada British Columbia 457 1,499

Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... “Baikal” redirects here. ... Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the worlds largest lake or a full-fledged sea. ... Lake Vostoks location within Antarctica (NASA) Lake Vostok is the largest of more than 70 subglacial lakes in Antarctica. ... The lake known as OHiggins in Chile and San Martín in Argentina, is located around coordinates in the Patagonia, between the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region and the Santa Cruz Province. ... A view of the lake from Likoma Island Lake Malawi, originally known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa and Lake Niassa after the Yao word for lake, is the most southerly lake in the Great African Rift Valley system. ... Issyk Kul (also Ysyk Köl) is an endorheic lake in the northern Tien Shan mountains in northwestern Kyrgyzstan. ... Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Slave Lakes position in the Western Canadian Arctic Great Slave Lake (French: Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (behind Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 meters (2015 ft), and... A crater lake that simply goes by the name Crater Lake, in Oregon, USA Heaven Lake (Chonji / Tianchi), North Korea / China Cuicocha, Ecuador Lake formed after 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines Mount Katmai, Alaska, USA Mount Wenchi crater lake, Ethiopia Nemrut, Turkey Volcán Irazú, Costa Rica This page... Lake Matano (Indonesian: Danau Matano), also known as Matana, is a lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... Map of Hornindalsvatnet. ... Quesnel Lake is a glacial lake or fjord in British Columbia, Canada. ... Lake Toba (Indonesian: Danau Toba) is a lake, 100 km long and 30 km wide, and 505 m. ... Sarez Lake is a lake in Pamir, Tajikistan. ... Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. ... Lake Argentino and Perito Moreno glacier Lake Argentino (in Spanish, Lago Argentino) is a freshwater lake located in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, at . ... Lake Chelan is a narrow, 56-mile-long lake in Chelan County, northern Washington state, USA. It is fed by streams from the Cascade Range and is the third deepest freshwater lake in the country, at 1,541 feet. ... Lake Kivu is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ... Lake Hauroko is located in a mountain valley in Fiordland National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. ... Adams Lake from space, August 1989 Adams Lake, the long, deep blue lake, located in British Columbia is typical of the thousands of glacier-formed lakes in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. ...

By continent

A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Lake Tanganyika is a large lake in central Africa (3° 20 to 8° 48 South and from 29° 5 to 31° 15 East). ... Lake Vostoks location within Antarctica (NASA) Lake Vostok is the largest of more than 70 subglacial lakes in Antarctica. ... A subglacial lake is a lake that is permanently covered by ice. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... “Baikal” redirects here. ... Lake St Clair Lake St Clair is a lake in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania, Australia. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Map of Hornindalsvatnet. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Mackenzie River drainage basin showing Great Slave Lakes position in the Western Canadian Arctic Great Slave Lake (French: Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada (behind Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 meters (2015 ft), and... For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ... Lake Hauroko is located in a mountain valley in Fiordland National Park in the South Island of New Zealand. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The lake known as OHiggins in Chile and San Martín in Argentina, is located around coordinates in the Patagonia, between the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region and the Santa Cruz Province. ...

Notes

Note: Lake depths may vary depending on the sources.

  1. ^ Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume.
  2. ^ The salty Caspian Sea is considered a lake because it is land-locked.
  3. ^ Lake Vostok in Antarctica is a frozen lake with a depth ranging from 400 to 800 meters.

For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Lake Vostoks location within Antarctica (NASA) Lake Vostok is the largest of more than 70 subglacial lakes in Antarctica. ...

See also

Lakes with a surface area of more than 4,000 km², listed by area. ... Lakes with a water volume over 100 km3, listed by volume. ...

Sources

  • Worldlakes.org, Deepest lakes
  • CECS, Depth sounding of Lake O'Higgins/San Martín

 

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