(Trường THPT Trần Hưng Đạo) – A lake is a large and deep water body located inland that plays an important role in human life. The following article learns about the largest lakes in the world, invite you to follow.
- What is a lake?
- Top 11 largest lakes in the world
- Caspian Sea – 371,000 km²
- Lake Michigan – Huron – 117,702 km²
- Lake Superior – 82,414 km²
- Lake Victoria – 69,485 km²
- Lake Tanganyika – 32,893 km²
- Lake Baikal – 31,500 km²
- Great Bear Lake – 31,080 km²
- Lake Malawi – 30,044 km²
- Great Slave Lake – 28,930 km²
- Lake Erie – 25,719 km²
- Lake Winnipeg – 23,553 km²
- The world’s largest man-made lake
- The world’s largest aquarium
- The world’s saltiest lake
- Largest salt lake in the world
- The largest lake in Vietnam
- Ba Be Lake – The largest natural lake in Vietnam
- Dau Tieng Lake – The largest artificial lake in Vietnam
In the process of movement of the earth’s crust has created natural wonders containing majestic water such as seas, rivers, waterfalls, … and wide and deep waters located inland called lakes. So how is the lake different from other bodies of water on earth? And which lakes are the largest on earth, invite you to find out through the article below.
1. What is a lake?
A lake is a body of water located deep in the continent, normally the lake will be separate from the sea and ocean, but there are still a few exceptions that still have a lake adjacent to the sea. The lake is made up of the movements of the earth’s crust and the change of weather over geological periods from millions to billions of years. Most of the lakes are freshwater, but there are also some saltwater lakes. Lakes can be above sea màn chơi (mountain lakes) and at or below sea màn chơi. According to a 2014 study, there are more than 117 million lakes with an area > 0.002 km² (2,000 m) on earth.
Most lakes are connected to the river system, so lakes play an important role in regulating the water volume of rivers and maintaining ecosystems on earth. The lake also plays the role of providing water for people’s daily life, irrigation, aquaculture, tourism, etc., so at present, governments around the world are always proactive in maintaining and conserving the lakes. Lakes play an important role in human life.
In addition to natural lakes, there are lakes formed by human construction actions called artificial lakes, some very large artificial lakes up to several thousand square kilometers. Artificial lakes are used by humans for such things as: energy extraction (hydroelectricity reservoirs), irrigation, water regulation of river systems, eco-tourism areas, etc.
2. Top 11 largest lakes in the world
2.1 Caspian Sea – 371,000 km²
The largest lake in the world today in both area and water volume is the Caspian Sea (surface area is about 371,000 km² and the volume of water contained within is nearly 78,200 km³) because of its salinity about one-quarter of the common salinity. usually of the ocean (~1.2%) so it is also called the largest saltwater lake in the world.
The Caspian Sea is located between five countries: Russia (north), Iran (south), Turkmenistan (east), Kazakhstan (north-east) and Azerbaijan (west). The Caspian Sea belongs to the group of “Lakes” because it does not open to any ocean, but because it is so large, it is called “Sea”. The maximum depth of the Caspian Sea is about 1,025 m.
The Volga – Europe’s longest river is the main source of water for the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea plays an important role for the economies of the contiguous countries because of its abundant marine resources and maritime traffic activities. However, because of its high latitude, in winter the Caspian Sea often freezes near the north coast.
The Caspian Sea is rich in oil and gas resources, it is because of the dispute over ownership of these resources that the 5 countries bordering the Caspian Sea have had many conflicts with each other.
2.2 Lake Michigan – Huron – 117,702 km²
Lake Michigan – Huron includes two interconnected lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, which is one of the five largest lakes in North America. Lake Michigan – Huron is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
- Location: Contiguous to the United States and Canada.
- Source of water: Saint Marys River
- Surface area: 117,702 km²
- Capacity: 8,457 km³
- Maximum depth: 281 m
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2.3 Lake Superior – 82,414 km²
Lake Superior or Upper Lake is the northernmost of the five largest lakes in North America. Lake Superior is the second freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
- Location: United States, Canada.
- Sources of water: Nipigon River, St. Louis, Pigeon River, Pic River, White River, Michipicoten River, Kaministiquia River
- Surface area: 82,414 km²
- Capacity: 12,100 km³
- Maximum depth: 406 m
2.4 Lake Victoria – 69,485 km²
Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater lake in Africa. The lake is named after Queen Victoria I and was discovered by an English explorer named John Hanning Speke.
- Location: Tanzania (south), Uganda (north), Kenya (northeast)
- Source of water: River Kagera
- Surface area: 69,485 km²
- Capacity: 2,750 km³
- Maximum depth: 83 m
2.5 Lake Tanganyika – 32,893 km²
Lake Tanganyika is the second largest freshwater lake in Africa and the second deepest freshwater lake in the world (after Lake Baikal).
- Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi and Zambia.
- Source of water: Ruzizi River, Malagarasi River, Kalambo . River
- Surface area: 32,893 km²
- Capacity: 18,900 km³
- Maximum depth: 773 m
2.6 Lake Baikal – 31,500 km²
Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world and also the largest freshwater lake in the world, about 22% of the unfrozen fresh water on earth is located in Lake Baikal.
- Location: Siberia, Russia
- Source of water: Selenga River, Barguzin River, Upper Angara River
- Surface area: 31,500 km²
- Capacity: 23,615 km³
- Maximum depth: 1,642 m
2.7 Great Bear Lake – 31,080 km²
Great Bear Lake or Great Bear Lake is the third largest lake in North America. The lake is completely frozen for 6 months of the year (from December to May of the following year).
- Location: Inland Canada
- Surface area: 31,080 km²
- Capacity: 2,236 km³
- Maximum depth: 446 m
2.8 Lake Malawi – 30,044 km²
Lake Malawi or Lake Niassa is located quite close to Lake Tanganyika in an area called the Great Rift Valley in Africa, which is home to the largest number of fish species in the world.
- Location: Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
- Water source: Ruhuhu . River
- Surface area: 30,044 km²
- Capacity: 8,400 km³
- Maximum depth: 706 m
2.9 Great Slave Lake – 28,930 km²
Great Slave Lake is Canada’s second largest lake (after Great Bear Lake) and the deepest lake in North America.
- Location: Inland Canada
- Watercourses: Hay River, Slave River, Taltson River, Lockhart River, Yellowknife River, Snare River, Marian River
- Surface area: 28,930 km²
- Capacity: 1,580 km³
- Maximum depth: 614 m
2.10 Lake Erie – 25,719 km²
Lake Erie is the smallest lake in terms of volume and lowest depth of the five great lakes of North America.
- Location: Canada, USA
- Water source: Detroit River
- Surface area: 25,719 km²
- Capacity: 484 km³
- Maximum depth: 64 m
2.11 Lake Winnipeg – 23,553 km²
- Location: Canada
- Source of water: Winnipeg River, Saskatchewan River, Red River
- Surface area: 25,719 km²
- Capacity: 284 km³
- Maximum depth: 36 m
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3. The world’s largest artificial lake
Volta artificial lake is a man-made reservoir with the largest surface area in the world at about 8,484 km². Lake Volta is located in the territory of Ghana, Africa and is supplied by two rivers, the White Volta and the Black Volta. The maximum depth of Lake Volta is about 84m, the water capacity is nearly 148 km³ (the fourth largest artificial lake in the world). Lake Volta was formed by the construction of the Akosombo hydroelectric dam with a capacity of about 1000 MW in 1966.
4. The world’s largest aquarium
Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world with an area of about 12,000 m² ~ 1.2 ha, the cost of building the tank is about 250 million USD. The Georgia Aquarium is home to about 120,000 marine species and receives about 2 million visitors a year.
5. The saltiest lake in the world
Gaet’ale Pond is the water with the highest salinity in the world – about 43% 12 times more than the average salinity of sea water. Gaet’ale Pond is located next to the Dalot Crater in the Danakil Inland Basin of Afar, Ethiopia. The area of Gaet’ale Pond is very small (length 60m, width 40m) there is no river or stream to supply water, but the main water source is underground nóng spring, so the temperature of the pond is always maintained at 50 -55 degrees Celsius.
6. The world’s largest salt lake
Salt lake or salt flat Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt lake in the world with an area of about 10,582 km². Salar de Uyuni salt lake has an average altitude of 3,656 m above sea màn chơi located in the Andes mountain range, in Bolivia. Salar de Uyuni has a lot of chloride salts of alkali and alkaline earth metals such as NaCl, KCl, MgCl2 and especially LiCl salts that can produce Lithium metal used in lithium battery making technology.
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7. The largest lake in Vietnam
In addition to the largest lakes in the world mentioned above, let’s take a look at the two largest lakes in Vietnam, Ba Be Lake and Dau Tieng Lake.
7.1 Ba Be Lake – The largest natural lake in Vietnam
Ba Be Lake with an area of about 6.5 km² is the largest natural lake in Vietnam, located in Ba Be National Park in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. The lake is located at an altitude of 145m above sea màn chơi. As the name suggests, Ba Be is a system of three interconnected lakes: Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng lakes.
Around the lake, there are many limestone mountains, caves and underground streams creating a beautiful and charming landscape. With rich vegetation and animal diversity, Ba Be Lake has great value in studying the natural environment. In 2012, Ba Be Lake was recognized as a special national monument by the Prime Minister.
7.2 Dau Tieng Lake – The largest artificial lake in Vietnam
The 27km² wide Dau Tieng Lake is the largest man-made lake in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The lake is located at the contiguous position between the three provinces of Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, and Binh Phuoc. The main source of water flowing into the lake is from the upstream of the Saigon River, creating a water volume of up to 1.58 km³. The main task of the lake is to coordinate agricultural water for irrigation of surrounding areas through 3 main channels: East canal, West canal and Tan Hung canal.
In 2012, the lake was built with more channels to direct the water flow from the Be River to replenish the water volume and to develop into “multi-purpose lake“Not only serving irrigation but also repelling saltwater intrusion, preventing floods, aquaculture, making eco-tourism areas, …
The world’s largest lakes provide fresh water, abundant resources for the surrounding population, and play an important role in regulating the water volume of the linked rivers, maintaining biodiversity. attitude and many other benefits. These lakes are also beautiful places that you should consider when you want to travel. Through the article, hope you have found useful knowledge for yourself, don’t forget to visit voh.com.vn to update interesting information every day.
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Top 11 hồ tự nhiên và nhân tạo lớn nhất toàn cầu - (Trường THPT Trần Hưng Đạo) - A lake is a large and deep water body located inland that plays an important role in human life. The following article learns about the largest lakes in the world, invite you to follow.
- What is a lake?
- Top 11 largest lakes in the world
- Caspian Sea - 371,000 km²
- Lake Michigan - Huron - 117,702 km²
- Lake Superior - 82,414 km²
- Lake Victoria - 69,485 km²
- Lake Tanganyika - 32,893 km²
- Lake Baikal - 31,500 km²
- Great Bear Lake - 31,080 km²
- Lake Malawi - 30,044 km²
- Great Slave Lake - 28,930 km²
- Lake Erie - 25,719 km²
- Lake Winnipeg - 23,553 km²
- The world's largest man-made lake
- The world's largest aquarium
- The world's saltiest lake
- Largest salt lake in the world
- The largest lake in Vietnam
- Ba Be Lake - The largest natural lake in Vietnam
- Dau Tieng Lake - The largest artificial lake in Vietnam
In the process of movement of the earth's crust has created natural wonders containing majestic water such as seas, rivers, waterfalls, ... and wide and deep waters located inland called lakes. So how is the lake different from other bodies of water on earth? And which lakes are the largest on earth, invite you to find out through the article below.
1. What is a lake?
A lake is a body of water located deep in the continent, normally the lake will be separate from the sea and ocean, but there are still a few exceptions that still have a lake adjacent to the sea. The lake is made up of the movements of the earth's crust and the change of weather over geological periods from millions to billions of years. Most of the lakes are freshwater, but there are also some saltwater lakes. Lakes can be above sea màn chơi (mountain lakes) and at or below sea màn chơi. According to a 2014 study, there are more than 117 million lakes with an area > 0.002 km² (2,000 m) on earth.
Most lakes are connected to the river system, so lakes play an important role in regulating the water volume of rivers and maintaining ecosystems on earth. The lake also plays the role of providing water for people's daily life, irrigation, aquaculture, tourism, etc., so at present, governments around the world are always proactive in maintaining and conserving the lakes. Lakes play an important role in human life.
In addition to natural lakes, there are lakes formed by human construction actions called artificial lakes, some very large artificial lakes up to several thousand square kilometers. Artificial lakes are used by humans for such things as: energy extraction (hydroelectricity reservoirs), irrigation, water regulation of river systems, eco-tourism areas, etc.
2. Top 11 largest lakes in the world
2.1 Caspian Sea - 371,000 km²
The largest lake in the world today in both area and water volume is the Caspian Sea (surface area is about 371,000 km² and the volume of water contained within is nearly 78,200 km³) because of its salinity about one-quarter of the common salinity. usually of the ocean (~1.2%) so it is also called the largest saltwater lake in the world.
The Caspian Sea is located between five countries: Russia (north), Iran (south), Turkmenistan (east), Kazakhstan (north-east) and Azerbaijan (west). The Caspian Sea belongs to the group of "Lakes" because it does not open to any ocean, but because it is so large, it is called "Sea". The maximum depth of the Caspian Sea is about 1,025 m.
The Volga - Europe's longest river is the main source of water for the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea plays an important role for the economies of the contiguous countries because of its abundant marine resources and maritime traffic activities. However, because of its high latitude, in winter the Caspian Sea often freezes near the north coast.
The Caspian Sea is rich in oil and gas resources, it is because of the dispute over ownership of these resources that the 5 countries bordering the Caspian Sea have had many conflicts with each other.
2.2 Lake Michigan - Huron - 117,702 km²
Lake Michigan - Huron includes two interconnected lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, which is one of the five largest lakes in North America. Lake Michigan - Huron is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
- Location: Contiguous to the United States and Canada.
- Source of water: Saint Marys River
- Surface area: 117,702 km²
- Capacity: 8,457 km³
- Maximum depth: 281 m
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2.3 Lake Superior - 82,414 km²
Lake Superior or Upper Lake is the northernmost of the five largest lakes in North America. Lake Superior is the second freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
- Location: United States, Canada.
- Sources of water: Nipigon River, St. Louis, Pigeon River, Pic River, White River, Michipicoten River, Kaministiquia River
- Surface area: 82,414 km²
- Capacity: 12,100 km³
- Maximum depth: 406 m
2.4 Lake Victoria - 69,485 km²
Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater lake in Africa. The lake is named after Queen Victoria I and was discovered by an English explorer named John Hanning Speke.
- Location: Tanzania (south), Uganda (north), Kenya (northeast)
- Source of water: River Kagera
- Surface area: 69,485 km²
- Capacity: 2,750 km³
- Maximum depth: 83 m
2.5 Lake Tanganyika - 32,893 km²
Lake Tanganyika is the second largest freshwater lake in Africa and the second deepest freshwater lake in the world (after Lake Baikal).
- Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi and Zambia.
- Source of water: Ruzizi River, Malagarasi River, Kalambo . River
- Surface area: 32,893 km²
- Capacity: 18,900 km³
- Maximum depth: 773 m
2.6 Lake Baikal - 31,500 km²
Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world and also the largest freshwater lake in the world, about 22% of the unfrozen fresh water on earth is located in Lake Baikal.
- Location: Siberia, Russia
- Source of water: Selenga River, Barguzin River, Upper Angara River
- Surface area: 31,500 km²
- Capacity: 23,615 km³
- Maximum depth: 1,642 m
2.7 Great Bear Lake - 31,080 km²
Great Bear Lake or Great Bear Lake is the third largest lake in North America. The lake is completely frozen for 6 months of the year (from December to May of the following year).
- Location: Inland Canada
- Surface area: 31,080 km²
- Capacity: 2,236 km³
- Maximum depth: 446 m
2.8 Lake Malawi - 30,044 km²
Lake Malawi or Lake Niassa is located quite close to Lake Tanganyika in an area called the Great Rift Valley in Africa, which is home to the largest number of fish species in the world.
- Location: Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
- Water source: Ruhuhu . River
- Surface area: 30,044 km²
- Capacity: 8,400 km³
- Maximum depth: 706 m
2.9 Great Slave Lake - 28,930 km²
Great Slave Lake is Canada's second largest lake (after Great Bear Lake) and the deepest lake in North America.
- Location: Inland Canada
- Watercourses: Hay River, Slave River, Taltson River, Lockhart River, Yellowknife River, Snare River, Marian River
- Surface area: 28,930 km²
- Capacity: 1,580 km³
- Maximum depth: 614 m
2.10 Lake Erie - 25,719 km²
Lake Erie is the smallest lake in terms of volume and lowest depth of the five great lakes of North America.
- Location: Canada, USA
- Water source: Detroit River
- Surface area: 25,719 km²
- Capacity: 484 km³
- Maximum depth: 64 m
2.11 Lake Winnipeg - 23,553 km²
- Location: Canada
- Source of water: Winnipeg River, Saskatchewan River, Red River
- Surface area: 25,719 km²
- Capacity: 284 km³
- Maximum depth: 36 m
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3. The world's largest artificial lake
Volta artificial lake is a man-made reservoir with the largest surface area in the world at about 8,484 km². Lake Volta is located in the territory of Ghana, Africa and is supplied by two rivers, the White Volta and the Black Volta. The maximum depth of Lake Volta is about 84m, the water capacity is nearly 148 km³ (the fourth largest artificial lake in the world). Lake Volta was formed by the construction of the Akosombo hydroelectric dam with a capacity of about 1000 MW in 1966.
4. The world's largest aquarium
Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world with an area of about 12,000 m² ~ 1.2 ha, the cost of building the tank is about 250 million USD. The Georgia Aquarium is home to about 120,000 marine species and receives about 2 million visitors a year.
5. The saltiest lake in the world
Gaet'ale Pond is the water with the highest salinity in the world - about 43% 12 times more than the average salinity of sea water. Gaet'ale Pond is located next to the Dalot Crater in the Danakil Inland Basin of Afar, Ethiopia. The area of Gaet'ale Pond is very small (length 60m, width 40m) there is no river or stream to supply water, but the main water source is underground nóng spring, so the temperature of the pond is always maintained at 50 -55 degrees Celsius.
6. The world's largest salt lake
Salt lake or salt flat Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt lake in the world with an area of about 10,582 km². Salar de Uyuni salt lake has an average altitude of 3,656 m above sea màn chơi located in the Andes mountain range, in Bolivia. Salar de Uyuni has a lot of chloride salts of alkali and alkaline earth metals such as NaCl, KCl, MgCl2 and especially LiCl salts that can produce Lithium metal used in lithium battery making technology.
See more:
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What would Earth be like if the moon disappeared?
What is high tide and how does it affect life?
7. The largest lake in Vietnam
In addition to the largest lakes in the world mentioned above, let's take a look at the two largest lakes in Vietnam, Ba Be Lake and Dau Tieng Lake.
7.1 Ba Be Lake - The largest natural lake in Vietnam
Ba Be Lake with an area of about 6.5 km² is the largest natural lake in Vietnam, located in Ba Be National Park in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. The lake is located at an altitude of 145m above sea màn chơi. As the name suggests, Ba Be is a system of three interconnected lakes: Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng lakes.
Around the lake, there are many limestone mountains, caves and underground streams creating a beautiful and charming landscape. With rich vegetation and animal diversity, Ba Be Lake has great value in studying the natural environment. In 2012, Ba Be Lake was recognized as a special national monument by the Prime Minister.
7.2 Dau Tieng Lake - The largest artificial lake in Vietnam
The 27km² wide Dau Tieng Lake is the largest man-made lake in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The lake is located at the contiguous position between the three provinces of Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, and Binh Phuoc. The main source of water flowing into the lake is from the upstream of the Saigon River, creating a water volume of up to 1.58 km³. The main task of the lake is to coordinate agricultural water for irrigation of surrounding areas through 3 main channels: East canal, West canal and Tan Hung canal.
In 2012, the lake was built with more channels to direct the water flow from the Be River to replenish the water volume and to develop into "multi-purpose lake"Not only serving irrigation but also repelling saltwater intrusion, preventing floods, aquaculture, making eco-tourism areas, ...
The world's largest lakes provide fresh water, abundant resources for the surrounding population, and play an important role in regulating the water volume of the linked rivers, maintaining biodiversity. attitude and many other benefits. These lakes are also beautiful places that you should consider when you want to travel. Through the article, hope you have found useful knowledge for yourself, don't forget to visit voh.com.vn to update interesting information every day.
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[box type=”note” align=”” class=”” ho-lagrave-gigrave”>1. What is a lake?
A lake is a body of water located deep in the continent, normally the lake will be separate from the sea and ocean, but there are still a few exceptions that still have a lake adjacent to the sea. The lake is made up of the movements of the earth’s crust and the change of weather over geological periods from millions to billions of years. Most of the lakes are freshwater, but there are also some saltwater lakes. Lakes can be above sea level (mountain lakes) and at or below sea level. According to a 2014 study, there are more than 117 million lakes with an area > 0.002 km² (2,000 m) on earth.
Most lakes are connected to the river system, so lakes play an important role in regulating the water volume of rivers and maintaining ecosystems on earth. The lake also plays the role of providing water for people’s daily life, irrigation, aquaculture, tourism, etc., so at present, governments around the world are always proactive in maintaining and conserving the lakes. Lakes play an important role in human life.
In addition to natural lakes, there are lakes formed by human construction actions called artificial lakes, some very large artificial lakes up to several thousand square kilometers. Artificial lakes are used by humans for such things as: energy extraction (hydroelectricity reservoirs), irrigation, water regulation of river systems, eco-tourism areas, etc.
2. Top 11 largest lakes in the world
2.1 Caspian Sea – 371,000 km²
The largest lake in the world today in both area and water volume is the Caspian Sea (surface area is about 371,000 km² and the volume of water contained within is nearly 78,200 km³) because of its salinity about one-quarter of the common salinity. usually of the ocean (~1.2%) so it is also called the largest saltwater lake in the world.
The Caspian Sea is located between five countries: Russia (north), Iran (south), Turkmenistan (east), Kazakhstan (north-east) and Azerbaijan (west). The Caspian Sea belongs to the group of “Lakes” because it does not open to any ocean, but because it is so large, it is called “Sea”. The maximum depth of the Caspian Sea is about 1,025 m.
The Volga – Europe’s longest river is the main source of water for the Caspian Sea. The Caspian Sea plays an important role for the economies of the contiguous countries because of its abundant marine resources and maritime traffic activities. However, because of its high latitude, in winter the Caspian Sea often freezes near the north coast.
The Caspian Sea is rich in oil and gas resources, it is because of the dispute over ownership of these resources that the 5 countries bordering the Caspian Sea have had many conflicts with each other.
2.2 Lake Michigan – Huron – 117,702 km²
Lake Michigan – Huron includes two interconnected lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, which is one of the five largest lakes in North America. Lake Michigan – Huron is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
- Location: Contiguous to the United States and Canada.
- Source of water: Saint Marys River
- Surface area: 117,702 km²
- Capacity: 8,457 km³
- Maximum depth: 281 m
See more:
Where are the hottest places in the world?
Top 13 most venomous snakes in the world on land and in water
Who is the tallest person in the world?
2.3 Lake Superior – 82,414 km²
Lake Superior or Upper Lake is the northernmost of the five largest lakes in North America. Lake Superior is the second freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
- Location: United States, Canada.
- Sources of water: Nipigon River, St. Louis, Pigeon River, Pic River, White River, Michipicoten River, Kaministiquia River
- Surface area: 82,414 km²
- Capacity: 12,100 km³
- Maximum depth: 406 m
2.4 Lake Victoria – 69,485 km²
Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater lake in Africa. The lake is named after Queen Victoria I and was discovered by an English explorer named John Hanning Speke.
- Location: Tanzania (south), Uganda (north), Kenya (northeast)
- Source of water: River Kagera
- Surface area: 69,485 km²
- Capacity: 2,750 km³
- Maximum depth: 83 m
2.5 Lake Tanganyika – 32,893 km²
Lake Tanganyika is the second largest freshwater lake in Africa and the second deepest freshwater lake in the world (after Lake Baikal).
- Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi and Zambia.
- Source of water: Ruzizi River, Malagarasi River, Kalambo . River
- Surface area: 32,893 km²
- Capacity: 18,900 km³
- Maximum depth: 773 m
2.6 Lake Baikal – 31,500 km²
Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world and also the largest freshwater lake in the world, about 22% of the unfrozen fresh water on earth is located in Lake Baikal.
- Location: Siberia, Russia
- Source of water: Selenga River, Barguzin River, Upper Angara River
- Surface area: 31,500 km²
- Capacity: 23,615 km³
- Maximum depth: 1,642 m
2.7 Great Bear Lake – 31,080 km²
Great Bear Lake or Great Bear Lake is the third largest lake in North America. The lake is completely frozen for 6 months of the year (from December to May of the following year).
- Location: Inland Canada
- Surface area: 31,080 km²
- Capacity: 2,236 km³
- Maximum depth: 446 m
2.8 Lake Malawi – 30,044 km²
Lake Malawi or Lake Niassa is located quite close to Lake Tanganyika in an area called the Great Rift Valley in Africa, which is home to the largest number of fish species in the world.
- Location: Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania
- Water source: Ruhuhu . River
- Surface area: 30,044 km²
- Capacity: 8,400 km³
- Maximum depth: 706 m
2.9 Great Slave Lake – 28,930 km²
Great Slave Lake is Canada’s second largest lake (after Great Bear Lake) and the deepest lake in North America.
- Location: Inland Canada
- Watercourses: Hay River, Slave River, Taltson River, Lockhart River, Yellowknife River, Snare River, Marian River
- Surface area: 28,930 km²
- Capacity: 1,580 km³
- Maximum depth: 614 m
2.10 Lake Erie – 25,719 km²
Lake Erie is the smallest lake in terms of volume and lowest depth of the five great lakes of North America.
- Location: Canada, USA
- Water source: Detroit River
- Surface area: 25,719 km²
- Capacity: 484 km³
- Maximum depth: 64 m
2.11 Lake Winnipeg – 23,553 km²
- Location: Canada
- Source of water: Winnipeg River, Saskatchewan River, Red River
- Surface area: 25,719 km²
- Capacity: 284 km³
- Maximum depth: 36 m
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3. The world’s largest artificial lake
Volta artificial lake is a man-made reservoir with the largest surface area in the world at about 8,484 km². Lake Volta is located in the territory of Ghana, Africa and is supplied by two rivers, the White Volta and the Black Volta. The maximum depth of Lake Volta is about 84m, the water capacity is nearly 148 km³ (the fourth largest artificial lake in the world). Lake Volta was formed by the construction of the Akosombo hydroelectric dam with a capacity of about 1000 MW in 1966.
4. The world’s largest aquarium
Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world with an area of about 12,000 m² ~ 1.2 ha, the cost of building the tank is about 250 million USD. The Georgia Aquarium is home to about 120,000 marine species and receives about 2 million visitors a year.
5. The saltiest lake in the world
Gaet’ale Pond is the water with the highest salinity in the world – about 43% 12 times more than the average salinity of sea water. Gaet’ale Pond is located next to the Dalot Crater in the Danakil Inland Basin of Afar, Ethiopia. The area of Gaet’ale Pond is very small (length 60m, width 40m) there is no river or stream to supply water, but the main water source is underground hot spring, so the temperature of the pond is always maintained at 50 -55 degrees Celsius.
6. The world’s largest salt lake
Salt lake or salt flat Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt lake in the world with an area of about 10,582 km². Salar de Uyuni salt lake has an average altitude of 3,656 m above sea level located in the Andes mountain range, in Bolivia. Salar de Uyuni has a lot of chloride salts of alkali and alkaline earth metals such as NaCl, KCl, MgCl2 and especially LiCl salts that can produce Lithium metal used in lithium battery making technology.
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7. The largest lake in Vietnam
In addition to the largest lakes in the world mentioned above, let’s take a look at the two largest lakes in Vietnam, Ba Be Lake and Dau Tieng Lake.
7.1 Ba Be Lake – The largest natural lake in Vietnam
Ba Be Lake with an area of about 6.5 km² is the largest natural lake in Vietnam, located in Ba Be National Park in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. The lake is located at an altitude of 145m above sea level. As the name suggests, Ba Be is a system of three interconnected lakes: Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng lakes.
Around the lake, there are many limestone mountains, caves and underground streams creating a beautiful and charming landscape. With rich vegetation and animal diversity, Ba Be Lake has great value in studying the natural environment. In 2012, Ba Be Lake was recognized as a special national monument by the Prime Minister.
7.2 Dau Tieng Lake – The largest artificial lake in Vietnam
The 27km² wide Dau Tieng Lake is the largest man-made lake in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The lake is located at the contiguous position between the three provinces of Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, and Binh Phuoc. The main source of water flowing into the lake is from the upstream of the Saigon River, creating a water volume of up to 1.58 km³. The main task of the lake is to coordinate agricultural water for irrigation of surrounding areas through 3 main channels: East canal, West canal and Tan Hung canal.
In 2012, the lake was built with more channels to direct the water flow from the Be River to replenish the water volume and to develop into “multi-purpose lake“Not only serving irrigation but also repelling saltwater intrusion, preventing floods, aquaculture, making eco-tourism areas, …
The world’s largest lakes provide fresh water, abundant resources for the surrounding population, and play an important role in regulating the water volume of the linked rivers, maintaining biodiversity. attitude and many other benefits. These lakes are also beautiful places that you should consider when you want to travel. Through the article, hope you have found useful knowledge for yourself, don’t forget to visit voh.com.vn to update interesting information every day.
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