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HIGHEST LONGEST BIGGEST LARGEST DEEPEST SMALLEST OF THE WORLD
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Question
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Which is the deepest lake of the world?
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Lake Baikal
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Caspian Lake
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Wular Lake
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Lake Victoria
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1, 700 m) lake in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The largest and deepest lakes in Africa are found in East Africa. Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest lake in the world. It is about 1, 436 m deep.
Detailed explanation-3: -Set deep within the Russian subcontinent, Baikal is the deepest, oldest and most voluminous of all lakes, a superstar of superlatives in hydrology, geology, ecology and history. The lake is more than 5, 300 feet deep (exact figures vary) at its most profound point, which lies about 4, 000 feet below sea level.
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