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The deepest area is oceanic rather than continental crust. However, it is generally regarded by geographers as a large endorheic salt lake. Of these lakes, 10 have a deepest point above sea level. These are Issyk-Kul, Crater Lake, Quesnel Lake, Sarez Lake, Lake Toba, Lake Tahoe, Lake Kivu, Nahuel Huapi Lake, Lake Van, and Lake Poso.
- Lake Baikal - 1,642 m/5,387 ft. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world. At 25 million years old, it is also the oldest lake in the world.
- Lake Tanganyika - 1,470 m/4,823 ft. Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest lake in the world, on top of being the world’s longest lake, spanning four countries: Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia.
- Caspian Sea - 1,025 m/3,363 ft. The Caspian Sea is bounded by Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. It holds around 18,800 cubic miles of water with 1.2% salinity although it has no connection to the ocean.
- Lake Vostok - ~1,000 m/~3,300 ft. Vostok Lake in Antarctica is, at 3,300 feet, the fourth deepest lake in the world. It was named after the Russian Vostok Station, which is close to it.
Lake Baikal, in Siberia, holds the distinction of being both the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake, holding more than 20% of the unfrozen fresh water on the surface of Earth. It is also the oldest freshwater lake in the world, with an estimated age of 20 million to 25 million years.
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Sep 16, 2022 · Siberia’s Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, as well as the largest body of freshwater on the planet, containing more freshwater than all five of North America’s Great Lakes...
- Lake Baikal. Russia's Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world by far. With a depth of about 5,487 feet, Lake Baikal is nearly 15% deeper than Lake Tanganyaki, the second deepest lake in the world.
- Lake Tanganyika. At about 4,822 feet deep and at least 9 million years old, Africa's Lake Tanganyika is both the second oldest and the second deepest lake in the world.
- Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea is located between five countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. The Caspian Sea receives about 80% of all of its water from the Volga River.
- Lake Vostok. The surface of Antarctica's Lake Vostok sits about 2.5 miles below the ice. The Lake's maximum depth remains uncertain, but estimates suggest it's about 3,500 feet deep.
Nov 30, 2018 · The world's deepest lake is Lake Baikal in Russia. It is over a mile deep (1642 meters). Worldwide, there are 37 lakes known to be at least 1300 feet or 400 meters deep.
Feb 27, 2024 · Not only is Lake Baikal the deepest lake in the world, clocking in at 5,387 feet (1,642 meters) deep, it's also the world's oldest lake, and its largest lake by volume of water. Lake Baikal is around 25 million years old and roughly the size of Belgium.