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Lakes ranked by maximum depth. This list contains all lakes whose maximum depth is reliably known to exceed 400 metres (1,300 ft) Geologically, the Caspian Sea, like the Black and Mediterranean seas, is a remnant of the ancient Tethys Ocean. The deepest area is oceanic rather than continental crust.
4 Οκτ 2020 · The deepest lake in the world by both maximum depth and mean depth is Lake Baikal in Russia. It contains 20% of the Earth's freshwater. Vostok Lake in Antarctica is the fourth deepest lake in the world by maximum depth and third deepest by mean depth.
This map shows the 36 lakes in the world that have one or more points with a depth of greater than 1,300 feet (or 400m), the deepest of which is Lake Baikal in Russia at over 5,300 feet. Every continent is represented in this list, including one lake (Vostok) in Antarctica.
List view: This map shows the 36 lakes in the world that have one or more points with a depth of greater than 1,300 feet (or 400m), the deepest of which is Lake Baikal in Russia at over 5,300 feet. Every continent is represented in this list, including one lake (Vostok) in Antarctica.
5 Ιαν 2024 · Measuring 1,642 meters at its deepest point, Lake Baikal in Russia is the world’s deepest lake. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Baikal is also considered the world’s oldest lake, with scientific evidence showing that it is between 25 and 30 million years old.
At 636 km (395 mi) long and 79 km (49 mi) wide, Lake Baikal has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in Asia, at 31,722 km 2 (12,248 sq mi), and is the deepest lake in the world at 1,642 metres (5,387 feet; 898 fathoms).
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.
