Top 10 Deepest Lakes In The World

It's a wower, it's incredible, and it's nature made.. This is the top 10 deepest lakes in the world, not made by the humans, but the mother earth itself and time obviously. It's a wonderful thing to know these amazing things around the world, like top 7 Incredible Natural Phenomena that you've never seentop 10 beautiful places in the world, top 7 Unusual Restaurant in the world and lastly the most luxurious stuff in the world.

Crater Lake Caldera (Oregon - USA)
Deepest Lakes In The World Crater Lake Caldera
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Crater Lake Caldera
Crater Lake caldera is a lake located in south-central area of ​​the state of Oregon. This lake is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its dark blue color and clarity of the water. The lake that formed about 7700 (± 150) years ago by the collapse of Mount Mazama has a depth of about 2148 feet (655 m). The lake is surrounded by cliffs with a height of up to two thousand feet, and equipped with two small islands and the spectacular blue water, which make this lake a perfect place for photographers. It is definitely a famous lake because of its blue water if not as the deepest lake in the world.
Deepest Lakes In The World Crater Lake Caldera
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Crater Lake Caldera
On June 12, 1853, John Wesley Hillman was reported as the first European American to see the lake which he named "Deep Blue Lake" in Oregon. The lake is named after at least three times, as Blue Lake, Lake Majesty, and finally Crater Lake.


Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
Of the 140 sub-glacial lakes on earth, Vostok is the largest and deepest, with a maximum depth of 1000 meters (2950 ft). Russia's Vostok Station in the bottom, 13,000 feet below the surface of the central Antarctic ice sheet, the lake is probably the most pristine lakes on Earth.
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
The average water temperature of -3 ° C and the reason why the lake is still liquid below its freezing point is the influence of high pressure from the weight of ice on it. It becomes one of the deepest lake in the world, mostly because it is buried by the ice.
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Vostok (Antarctica)
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Lake Vostok (Antarctica) Drilling
Scientists also found that the ice core may be 420 000 years old, which means that the lake is covered for more than 500,000.


Lake Tanganyika (Congo)
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Tanganyika
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is the second largest freshwater lake and second deepest, after Lake Baikal of Siberia; also the longest lake in the world, but still it manages to enter this list of deepest lakes in the world. The lake is located between the four countries - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia, the DRC (45%) and Tanzania (41%).
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Tanganyika
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is the deepest freshwater lake in Africa and the second in the world with a maximum depth of 1470 meters (4823 ft).


Lake Malawi (Africa)
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Malawi
Deepest Lakes In The World -  Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi is also known as Lake Nyasa in most countries, or Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, or Lago Niassa in Mozambique. The lake is situated between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania and known as the lake has more fish habitat from a variety of tropical waters in comparison with other lakes on Earth.
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Malawi
Deepest Lakes In The World - Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi has a depth of 706 meters with a total surface area of ​​approximately 29 600 square kilometers. That's why it enters as one of the deepest lake in the world, besides that this lake also has a coastline of western Mozambique, eastern Malawi and southern Tanzania. This freshwater lake has flowed into the Shire River, a tributary that flows into the Zambezi River is very large.
Lake Malawi or Nyaza alone is estimated at least about 40,000 years old.


Lake Matano (South Sulawesi - Indonesia)
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Matano
Deepest Lakes In The World - Lake Matano
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Matano
Deepest Lakes In The World - Lake Matano
Lake Matano is a lake in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, it is precisely located at the southern tip of Sulawesi island in the city Sorowako, East Luwu. This lake has a depth as deep as 600 meters (1969 feet), of which 382 meters above the surface of the Matano sea. This lake as one of the deepest lake in the world is not formed by rivers, but are formed from thousands of springs so it is clear that it will never suffer from drought and the water is also very clear.


Great Slave Lake (Canada)
Deepest Lakes In The World Great Slave Lake
Deepest Lakes In The World - Great Slave Lake
Deepest Lakes In The World Great Slave Lake
Deepest Lakes In The World - Great Slave Lake
Great Slave Lake (French: Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It's the deepest lake in North America with a depth of 614 m (2014 ft) has an area of ​​27 200 km2. Cities around the lake include: Yellowknife, Fort Providence, Hay River and Fort Resolution.


Lake Issyk Kul (Kyrgyzstan)
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Issyk Kul
Deepest Lakes In The World - Lake Issyk Kul
Lake Issyk Kul has an area of ​​6236 square kilometers. Located at an altitude of 1607 meters (5272 feet), with a depth of 668 meters (2192 ft), reason it is one of the deepest lake in this world.
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Issyk Kul
Deepest Lakes In The World - Lake Issyk Kul
About 118 rivers and streams flowing into this lake, the largest is Tyup Djyrgalan. The lake's water is sourced from many of these springs currently registered no outlet, but some hydrologists hypothesize that the underground water from this lake to the river Chu is filtrated.


O'Higgins / San Martín Lake (Argentina)
Deepest Lakes In The World O'Higgins / San Martín Lake
Deepest Lakes In The World - O'Higgins / San Martín Lake
Lake known as O'Higgins in Chile and San Martín in Argentina, located in Patagonia, Aysen Region and the Province of Santa Cruz.
Deepest Lakes In The World O'Higgins / San Martín Lake
Deepest Lakes In The World - O'Higgins / San Martín Lake
Its surface area is 1058 km ² at 250 meters above sea level, and has a long coastline of 525 km. It is the deepest lake in America with a maximum depth of 836 meters near the O'Higgins Glacier and the characteristic blue color of milk on the lake is derived from rocks that are suspended in water. O'Higgins Glacier flows eastward toward the lake, as well as glaciers Chico.

Lake Baikal (Siberia)
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Baikal
Deepest Lakes In The World - Lake Baikal
Deepest Lakes In The World Lake Baikal
Deepest Lakes In The World - Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal is also known as "blue eye of Siberia", located in southern Siberia near Russia-Mongolia border. Renowned as the deepest lake in the world with a maximum depth of 1642 meters (5369 ft). Lake Baikal is a very big lake with a large eco-system in which more than 1,700 species of flora and fauna that live, two-thirds of them will only be found here. Completely surrounded by steep mountains and dense forests, this lake has an estimated age of 25-30 million years, making it one of the most ancient lakes in geological history.

Caspian Sea
Deepest Lakes In The World Caspian Sea
Deepest Lakes In The World - Caspian Sea
The lake is located between the southern regions of the Russian Federation and northern Iran, located in the largest water-covered areas on Earth. This lake is endorheic lake with salty water (salinity of about 1.2%) are confined to the mainland due to continental drift 5.5 million years ago. This lake is the third deepest lake in the world down a depth of 1025 meters (3363 ft).
Deepest Lakes In The World Caspian Sea
Deepest Lakes In The World - Caspian Sea
Fauna in the Caspian basin is very rich: a large number of sturgeon (the main source of caviar), various species of endangered salmon can only be found in this area.
Caspian Sea is rich in energy resources such as oil and gas deposits, which have been cultivated since the 10th century. Currently, the oil in the Caspian basin is estimated to worth $ 12 trillion.


Definitely a wower, right? People should never be left behind by not having the latest technology in their hands, because compared to the nature, those techie stuff is null, nothing. This top 10 of the deepest lakes in the world really explains how the nature of this planet are beyond expectations, it is extremely mesmerizing yet a bit scary if you think about it. We'll leave you with this for now, the deepest lakes in the world.

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