10 Deepest Lakes in the World
By
Yuvraj Kumar
| June 16, 2023
Lake Baikal. Russia
Record depth: 5,387 ft. Journey to the world's deepest lake, located in Siberia's wildernes
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Lake Tanganyika. Africa
Lake Tanganyika. Africa. Plunging down: 4,823 ft. Dive into Africa's longest freshwater lake
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Caspian Sea
Contrary to its name, it's a lake. Straddling Europe and Asia. Mind-boggling depth: 3,363 ft.
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Vostok Lake. Antarctica
Ice-covered beauty reaching 2,950 ft deep. A subglacial marvel
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O'Higgins/San Martin Lake. Chile/Argentina.
Astounding depth: 2,742 ft. A transboundary wonder.
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Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Lake
A tri-named aquatic wonder in East Africa. Plunging down 2,316 ft
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Lake Issyk-Kul: Kyrgyzstan's jewel
Despite being endorheic, it never freezes. Delving to depths of 2,192 ft.
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Crater Lake, U.S.A
A volcanic past gives this Oregon beauty its depth of 1,949 ft. A must-see caldera.
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Great Slave Lake
Canada's North is home to this deep beauty. Max depth? A surprising 2,015 ft
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