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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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.
Land of No LakesSaudi Arabia, the world's largest country without a lake or river, is known as the “land of no rivers.” For a country so large, this may be surprising.
Lake Ohrid is considered the deepest and oldest lake in Europe. It was reported that the Lake has the most biodiverse freshwater bodies of water in the world with many endemic species.
Not only is Lake Baikal safe to swim in, but it also boasts some of the purest water in the world. The only drawback is the temperature - even during the warmer months, a dip in the lake is pretty invigorating.
At first glance it looks like a spring fed hole that one can see all over the Southeastern United States. But this is an official lake and it was confirmed to be the smallest lake by the Guinness Book of World Records. Benxi Lake is named for the city that it is located in, Benxi, Liaoning, China.
Lake Annecy originates from around 18,000 years ago, as a result of the melting of glaciers in the Alps. Today, it is considered the second largest lake in France and it has the title of the cleanest lake in Europe, due to strict environmental regulations introduced around 1960.