What is the biggest and deepest lake in Canada?

Part of the Mackenzie River System, Great Slave Lake's waters are incredibly clear and deep, boasting over 600 m depth, making it not only the country's deepest, but the second-deepest lake in the globe. It is fed by several magnificent rivers, and the Slave River is the main source.



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Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve.

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Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the world's deepest lake. It is an estimated 5,387 feet deep (1,642 meters), and its bottom is approximately 3,893 feet (1,187 meters) below sea level.

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Here is a look at the top 10 countries with the most lakes.
  • Canada - 879,800.
  • Russia - 201,200.
  • USA - 102,500.
  • China - 23,800.
  • Sweden - 22,600.
  • Brazil - 20,900.
  • Norway - 20,000.
  • Argentina - 13,600.


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1. Peyto Lake. Starting our list of the clearest lakes in Canada is Peyto Lake.

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Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater reserve.

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Hornindalsvatnet is the deepest lake in Europe, and among the deepest lakes in the world. It covers an area of 50.5 square kilometres, is up to 514 metres deep and its elevation is 53 metres above sea level.

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Photos: World's Five Deepest Lakes
  • Lake O'Higgins – San Martin: 2,743 Feet Deep.
  • Lake Vostok: 2,953 Feet Deep.
  • Caspian Sea: 3,363 Feet Deep.
  • Lake Tanganyika: 4,823 Feet Deep.
  • Lake Baikal: 5,387 Feet Deep.


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Annecy. Regarded as the clearest lake in Europe, Annecy is home to a picturesque town of the same name – sometimes also known as Venice of the Alps due to its numerous water canals.

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Update: 15 most picturesque lakes in Canada
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  • Lake Ontario, Ontario. ...
  • Lake Louise, Alberta. ...
  • Peyto Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Maligne Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Emerald Lake, British Columbia. ...
  • Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia. ...
  • Abraham Lake, Alberta.


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Maligne Lake, Alberta With some incredible colouration as well as more than its fair share of glacial mountain views, Maligne Lake in Alberta's Jasper Park is one of the world's most photographed natural places and always deserves to be around the top of any list relating to awesome stretches of water.

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There are more than 500 000 natural lakes larger than 1ha in Europe.

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The opposite of Lake Superior in almost every way, Lake Ontario is the easternmost, lowest in elevation, smallest in surface area and perhaps the most polluted Great Lake.

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That's because Lake Tahoe is deep — very deep. At 1,645 feet, it is the second-deepest lake in the United States. Before a lake can freeze, the water from top to bottom has to lose heat built up in the warmer months.

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Forming c. 12 million years ago, the largest lake ever known to have existed on Earth is Megalake Paratethys, which extended from the eastern Alps of Europe to what is now Kazakhstan in central Asia.

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What Is the Highest Lake in the World? Though Ojos del Salado is the highest volcanic crater lake in the world, at over 20,000 feet in elevation, a different body of water is recorded as the world's highest navigable lake: Lake Titicaca.

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Lago di Molveno in Italy is not only one of the best lakes for swimming, it is also the cleanest lake of all. The water in this crystal clear lake comes directly from the Presena gletsjer and is wonderfully refreshing. It is not a coincidence that the Molveno lake is also called 'pearl of the Dolomites'.

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