What is the second largest body of freshwater?

Lake Tanganyika is the second-largest freshwater lake by volume alone, only falling behind Lake Baikal. This is also the world's longest freshwater lake, reaching lengths of over 400 miles. The lake is located in Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.



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Located in Russia in the southern region of Siberia, Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by both volume (22995 km3) and depth (1741m). Lake Baikal contains 20% of the world's fresh surface water. Lake Baikal hides its vast waters under a relatively small surface area (31500 km2).

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Lake Erie is the fourth-largest Great Lake and the world's twelfth largest freshwater lake. Erie is about 210 miles long, 57 miles wide and about 570 feet above sea level.

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Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by area (31,700 mi2 /82,100 km2). It is also the coldest and deepest of the Great Lakes, with a maximum depth of 406 meters (1,332 feet).

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Clear Lake is one of California's oldest lakes and the largest natural lake (177 km2) existing entirely within California. It is also believed to be the oldest natural lake in North America, with continuous lake sediments dating to the early Pleistocene, yielding age estimates of 1.8–3.0 million years old.

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At 1,943 feet (592 meters), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest in the world. The depths were first explored thoroughly in 1886 by a party from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea. Although it is often considered a sea because of its size and salinity, it is technically classified as an endorheic lake. With a surface area of around 371,000 km², the Caspian Sea far exceeds any other lake in terms of size.

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Alaska is known to have more than 3,000 named lakes. This number pales in comparison to the 3 million unnamed ones in the state! So Alaska does have the most lakes of any state in the United States.

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Lake Bernard is the largest freshwater lake in the world without an island.

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Lake Baikal is unique in a number of other ways too. It is the world's oldest, coldest lake, and around 80% of its animal species are endemic (not found anywhere else). ???? U.S.

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