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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