GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of surface area is Lake Superior in North America. It is the world’s third-largest freshwater lake by volume after Lake Baikal in Russia and Lake Tanganyika in Africa. 10 % of the world’s total freshwater is in the Superior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Located in Russia in the southern region of Siberia, Lake Baikal is the world’s largest freshwater lake by both volume (22995 km3) and depth (1741m). Lake Baikal contains 20% of the world’s fresh surface water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by area (31, 700 mi2 /82, 100 km2). It is also the coldest and deepest of the Great Lakes, with a maximum depth of 406 meters (1, 332 feet). By most measures, it is the healthiest of all the Great Lakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Antarctic ice sheet holds about 90 percent of the fresh water that exists on the Earth’s surface. The ice sheet covers approximately 8.7 million square miles. The Greenland ice sheet also contains large volumes of fresh water.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lake Superior (82, 100 km2) Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area, the third-largest by volume, and the largest, deepest, and coldest of the Great Lakes of North America. It is also Canada’s largest lake, bordering Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan in the United States.