| Name | |
|---|---|
Baikal
53.5, 108
|
|
Tanganyika
-6.5, 29.667
|
|
Caspian Sea
41.667, 50.667
|
|
Vostok
-77.5, 106
|
|
O'Higgins-San Martín
-48.833, -72.6
|
|
Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa
-12, 34.5
|
|
Issyk Kul
42.417, 77.25
|
|
Great Slave
61.5, -114.001
|
|
Crater
42.95, -122.1
|
|
Matano
-2.485, 121.333
|
|
General Carrera-Buenos Aires
-46.438, -71.715
|
|
Hornindalsvatnet
61.933, 6.317
|
|
Quesnel
52.533, -121.033
|
|
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Toba
2.683, 98.883
|
|
Sarez
38.202, 72.758
|
|
Tahoe
39, -120
|
|
Argentino
-50.217, -72.417
|
|
Kivu
-2, 29
|
|
|
Salsvatnet
64.711, 11.555
|
|
Nahuel Huapi
-41.09, -71.336
|
|
Hauroko
-46, 167.333
|
|
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Cochrane / Pueyrredón
-47.267, -72.05
|
|
Lake Tinn
59.9, 8.917
|
|
Adams
51.25, -119.5
|
|
Chelan
47.841, -120.046
|
|
Van
38.633, 42.817
|
|
|
Poso
-1.924, 120.617
|
|
Fagnano
-54.543, -67.983
|
|
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Great Bear
65.834, -120.752
|
|
Manapouri
-45.5, 167.5
|
|
Mjøsa
60.667, 11
|
|
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Como
46, 9.267
|
|
Te Anau
-45.2, 167.8
|
|
Tazawa
39.725, 140.661
|
|
Wakatipu
-45.05, 168.5
|
|
Superior
47.7, -87.5
|
Description
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. The deepest lake in the United States in Crater Lake in Oregon at 1,949 ft.
Every continent is represented in this list, including one lake (Vostok) in Antarctica. The deepest lake in the United States in Crater Lake in Oregon at 1,949 ft.
Data Sources
- Wikipedia: List of lakes by depth
- Cover image via Unsplash