GK
HIGHEST LONGEST BIGGEST LARGEST DEEPEST SMALLEST OF THE WORLD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lake Baikal
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Caspian Sea
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Lake Lucerne
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Lake Superior
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume (23, 600km3), containing 20% of the world’s fresh water. At 1, 637m, it is the deepest freshwater lake in the world; the average depth is 758m. It is 636km long and 81km wide; the surface area is 31, 494km2.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume. It contains about 5, 521 cubic miles of water (23, 013 cubic kilometers), or approximately 20% of Earth’s fresh surface water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, containing roughly 20% of the world’s unfrozen surface freshwater. Hence, Option 1 is correct. It contains more water than the North American Great Lakes combined. It is the world’s deepest lake.