Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Lakes ranked by maximum depth

Name Country RegionDepth
(meters)
Depth
(feet)
1.BaikalRussiaSiberia&0000000000001637.0000001,637&0000000000005369.0000005,369
2.TanganyikaTanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, ZambiaCentral Africa&0000000000001470.0000001,470&0000000000004823.0000004,823
3.(Caspian SeaIran, Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan&0000000000001025.0000001,025&0000000000003363.0000003,363
4.VostokAntarctica&0000000000000900.000000>900&0000000000002950.000000>2,950
5.O'Higgins-San MartínChile, ArgentinaAysén (Chile), Santa Cruz (Argentina)&0000000000000836.000000836&0000000000002742.0000002,742
6.NyasaMozambique, Tanzania, Malawi&0000000000000706.000000706&0000000000002316.0000002,316
7.Issyk KulKyrgyzstan&0000000000000668.000000668&0000000000002192.0000002,192
8.Great SlaveCanadaNorthwest Territories&0000000000000614.000000614&0000000000002015.0000002,015
9.CraterUnited StatesOregon&0000000000000594.000000594&0000000000001949.0000001,949
10.MatanoIndonesiaSulawesi&0000000000000590.000000590&0000000000001936.0000001,936
11.General CarreraChile, Argentina&0000000000000586.000000586&0000000000001923.0000001,923
12.HornindalsvatnetNorwaySogn og Fjordane&0000000000000514.000000514&0000000000001686.0000001,686
13.QuesnelCanadaBritish Columbia&0000000000000506.000000506&0000000000001660.0000001,660
14=TobaIndonesiaSumatra&0000000000000505.000000505&0000000000001657.0000001,657
14=SarezTajikistan&0000000000000505.000000505&0000000000001657.0000001,657
16.TahoeUnited StatesCalifornia, Nevada&0000000000000501.000000501&0000000000001644.0000001,644
17.ArgentinoArgentinaSanta Cruz (Patagonia)&0000000000000500.000000500&0000000000001640.0000001,640
18.KivuDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda&0000000000000480.000000480&0000000000001575.0000001,575
19.MjøsaNorwayHedmark, Oppland and Akershus counties&0000000000000468.000000468&0000000000001535.0000001,535
20.SalsvatnNorwayNord-Trøndelag county&0000000000000464.000000464&0000000000001523.0000001,523

No comments:

Post a Comment