Lakes Of The World


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Lakes Of The World

Lakes: Lakes are inland bodies of standing water. Although millions of lakes are scattered over Earth's surface, most of them are located in higher latitudes and mountainous areas. Based on the mode of their formation, lakes can be classified as-glacial lakes, reverine lakes, volcanic lakes, meteoritic lakes, etc.The Great Lakes of the United States and Canada are the world's largest systerm of freshwater lakes. Lake Superior, the northernmost of the Great Lakes, is the world's largest freshwater lake with an area of 31,820 square miles (82,730 square kilometres). Some freshwater lakes become salty over time, especially in and regions. Because the water in these lakes evaporates quickly, the salt from inflowing waters reaches a high concentration. Among the world's greatest salt lakes are the Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, and Great Salt Lake. Covering an area of about 144,000 square miles (372,960 square kilometres), the Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world. At 1,292 feet (394 meters) below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest lake in the world.MAJOR LAKES (by size):

Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe        (371,000 sq km)      

Superior, North America            (82,100 sq km)

Victoria, Africa                             (69,500 sq km)

Huron, North America                (59,600 sq km)

Michigan, North America           (32,900 sq km)

Tanganyika, Africa                      (32,900 sq km)

Baikal, Asia                                    (31,500 sq km)

MAJOR RIVERS (by length):

Nile, Africa                                    (6,825 km)

Amazon, South America             (6,437 km)

Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia       (6,380 km)

Mississippi, North America        (5,971 km)

Yenisey-Angara, Asia                   (5,536 km)

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