10 Amazing Lakes Around the World

🌊There are an estimated 117 million lakes across the globe, covering about 4% of the non-glacier area.

🗺️Researchers have counted only lakes with an area of about half a hectare and more, totaling 51,799,976 square kilometers of the earth covered with lake water.

🏞️Great Slave Lake in Canada is the deepest lake in northern Canada, with a depth of over 614 meters.

🐠Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa, is divided into three states: Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It is home to more than 1,000 species of the cichlid family.

🌍Lake Baikal in Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world, holding 20% of all fresh water on earth.

How many lakes are there worldwide?

—There are an estimated 117 million lakes across the globe.

Which is the deepest lake in northern Canada?

—Great Slave Lake is the deepest lake in northern Canada, with a depth of over 614 meters.

What is the largest freshwater island in the world?

—Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is the largest freshwater island in the world.

How old is Lake Baikal?

—Lake Baikal is about 25 million years old.

Which is the largest freshwater lake by surface area?

—Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.

00:00There are an estimated 117 million lakes across the globe, covering about 4% of the non-glacier area.

00:32Great Slave Lake in Canada is the deepest lake in northern Canada, with a depth of over 614 meters.

01:31Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa, is home to more than 1,000 species of the cichlid family.

02:17Great Bear Lake is the largest lake located entirely in Canada, covering an area of 31,079 square kilometers.

03:02Lake Baikal in Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world, holding 20% of all fresh water on earth.