10 World's Deepest Lake

10. Lake Matano (South Sulawesi - Indonesia)
Matano Lake is a lake in South Sulawesi, precisely located at the southern tip of Sulawesi island in the city Sorowako, Luwu East. This lake has a depth of 600 meters (1969 feet), of which 382 meters above the surface of the Matano laut.Danau not constitute the formation of some tributaries, but are formed from thousands of springs that will never experience drought and the water was very clear.

9. Great Slave Lake (Canada)



Great Slave Lake (French: Grand lac des Esclaves) is the second largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Deepest lake in North America with a depth of 614 m (2014 ft) has an area of ​​27,200 km2. Cities around the lake include: Yellowknife, Fort Providence, Hay River and Fort Resolution.

8. Crater Lake Caldera (Oregon - USA)



Crater Lake Caldera is a lake located in south-central state of Oregon. This lake is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park (Crater Lake National Park) and is famous for its deep blue color and clarity of the water. The lake formed about 7700 (± 150) years ago by the collapse of Mount Mazama has a depth of approximately 2148 feet (655 m). The lake is surrounded by cliffs with a height of up to two thousand feet, and is equipped with two small islands and spectacular blue water, which makes this lake as a perfect place for photographers.
On June 12, 1853, John Wesley Hillman was reported as the first European Americans who see the lake which he named "Deep Blue Lake" in Oregon. The lake is named after at least three times, as Blue Lake, Lake Noble, and finally Crater Lake (Crater Lake).

7. Lake Issyk Kul (Kyrgyzstan)



Lake Issyk Kul has an area of 6236 square kilometers. Located at an altitude of 1607 meters (5272 feet), with a depth of 668 meters (2192 ft).
Approximately 118 rivers and streams flow into this lake, the largest and Tyup Djyrgalan. The lake where the water is sourced from the many springs is currently recorded has no outlet, but some hydrologists hypothesize that the underground water of this lake to the River terfiltrasi Chu.
6. Lake Malawi (Africa)




Lake Malawi is also known as Lake Nyasa in most countries, or Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, or Lago Niassa in Mozambique. The lake is situated between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania and known as the lake has more fish habitat from a variety of tropical waters than any other lake on Earth.
Nyaza Lake Malawi or Lake has a depth of 706 meters with a total lake surface area of about 29,600 kilometers square. This lake has a coastline of western Mozambique, eastern Malawi, and Tanzania south. It has a freshwater lake flows into the Shire River, a tributary that flows into the Zambezi River is very big.
Lake Malawi or Nyaza itself was estimated to be at least around 40,000 years.
5. Lake O'Higgins / San Martín (Argentina)




The lake is known as O'Higgins in Chile and San Martín in Argentina, located in Patagonia, the Aysen Region and the Province of Santa Cruz.
surface area is 1058 km ² at 250 meters above sea level, and has a long coastline of 525 km. Is the deepest lake in America with a maximum depth of 836 meters near the O'Higgins Glacier and the characteristic blue color of milk on the lake is derived from rocks that are suspended in water. O'Higgins Glacier flows eastward toward the lake, as well as glacier Chico.

4. Lake Vostok (Antarctica)






Of the 140 sub-glacial lakes on earth, Vostok is the largest and deepest, with a maximum depth of 1000 meters (2950 ft). Under Russia's Vostok Station, 13,000 feet below the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet center, the lake is perhaps the purest lakes on Earth.
The average temperature -3 ° C water and the reason why the lake is still liquid below freezing is the influence of pressure height of the weight of ice on it.
The scientists also found that the ice core may be 420,000 years old, which means that the lake is covered for more than 500,000.
3. Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan)




The lake is located between the southern regions of the Russian Federation and northern Iran, is located in the largest water-covered area on Earth. This lake is a lake with salty water endorheic (salinity of approximately 1.2%) are confined to the mainland due to continental drift 5.5 million years ago. This lake is the third deepest lake in the world down a depth of 1025 meters (3363 ft).
Fauna in the Caspian basin is very rich: large numbers of sturgeon (the main source of caviar), various species of endangered salmon can only be found in this area.
Caspian Sea is very rich sources energy resources such as oil and gas deposits, which have been processed since the 10th century. Currently, the oil in the Caspian basin siperkirakan worth $ 12 trillion.

2. Lake Tanganyika (Congo)





Lake Tanganyika is the second largest freshwater lake and second deepest after Lake Baikal in Siberia; also the longest lake in the world. The lake is located between four countries - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia, the DRC (45%) and Tanzania (41%).
Lake Tanganyika is the deepest freshwater lake in Africa and the second in the world with a maximum depth of 1470 meters (4823 ft).

1. Lake Baikal (Siberia)




Lake Baikal is also known as "blue eye of Siberia", is located in southern Siberia near the Russian-Mongolian border. Renowned as the world's deepest lake with a maximum depth of 1642 meters (5369 ft). Lake Baikal large lake with a large eco-systems in which more than 1,700 species of flora and fauna that live, two-thirds of them will only be found here. Completely surrounded by steep mountains and dense forest, this lake has an estimated age of 25-30 million years, making it one of the most ancient lakes in geological history. source: http://blognyajose.blogspot.com/2010/08/10-danau- deep-in-dunia.html