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Whoever dives here will surely not return! Scientists have discovered a lake they also call the “hot tub of despair.”In the Gulf of Mexico, under a deep sea surface, a lake has been hidding. Anyone who tries to enter it will suffer immensely, prophetically says Professor Erik Cordes of Temple University. He researched the so-called pool, which he also calls the hot tub of despair in the scientific journal Oceanography.…
The Russians consider it their greatest natural wonder. Of the 2,700 species of fish that swim in Lake Baikal, as many as 60% are considered endemic species (they inhabit a geographically limited territory and cannot be found anywhere else in the world). As many as 544 streams flow into the lake, some of which are rivers of various sizes, and some streams and other seasonal streams. Only one river flows…
The Russian lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, it deserves to be on the list of lake attractions. It is popularly known as the “blue Siberian eye.” The name is quite logical because the transparency of the water reaches up to 40.2 meters, out of a total of 1,741 meters, which were measured as the deepest point of this body of water. It is also counted as…
Nelson lakes; New Zealand The brightest lake in the world is Blue Lake and it is located in Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealand. The visibility of the lake is as high as 80 meters – which means that it is considered optically clean almost like distilled water. Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is one of the great African lakes. It has an area of 68,700 square kilometers and is…
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world with salt water. It lies 28 meters below sea level, on the border of Europe and Asia. The length of the lake is 1,200 kilometers, the width is about 300 kilometers, and the greatest depth is 995 meters.Huron is a lake in North America, one of the five Great Lakes, on the border of the USA and Canada, i.e. the…
The highest lake in the world is Titicaca in South America and is located at 3,812 meters above sea level.Lake Baikal in the Asian part of the Russian Federation is the oldest lake (about 25 million years), and also the deepest (about 1700 m) lake in the world. It is administratively located in two administrative units, in the Irkutsk region and in the Buryat region. The water of Lake Baikal…
Most of the world’s great lakes are located in areas that were once covered by glaciers. Many of the world’s great lakes have been created by glacial erosion and will, unfortunately, eventually disappear. Here are various interesting facts about lakes that deserve all your attention on this list due to their special features.In Minnesota, USA, glaciers have created 11,000 lakes.On the shores of the Caspian Sea are the states of…
Lake Memphremagog; Quebec Lake Memphremagog, created by ancient glaciers, is a stunning lake located between Quebec and the U.S. state of Vermont, and 73 percent is located in Quebec. The lake is named after Algonquin’s word for “where there is great water”.The surroundings of Lake Memphremagog are especially beautiful, which with its rolling hills to the east and rugged mountains to the west. It is also home to 21 different…
Lake Abraham; Alberta Located in Alberta on the North Saskatchewan River, Lake Abraham is an artificial lake that was created in 1972 from the Bighorn Dam. It is located at the foot of the Rockies at an altitude of 1,340 meters.Lake Abraham is not a large lake, but it is impressive, with an amazing blue color. It is the result of the flour of the rocks created by the mountains.One…
The second largest country in the world, Canada ,is known for its natural beauty and outdoor activities. It is home to eight different forest regions, two mountain regions, volcanoes and an Arctic zone. It also happens to have the world’s largest amount of freshwater lakes, which are distributed in all ten provinces and three territories.It is believed that Canada has over 2 million lakes, of which 31,752 are larger than…