This list of 50 stunningly beautiful lakes will undoubtedly add to your knowledge and broaden your horizons! This is a list of the world's most famous lakes, but some may be unfamiliar to you.
Lake Victoria
69,485 km2 (26,828 sq mi). The largest lake in Africa. It is a border lake, and.
Lake Tanganyika
32,893 km2 (12,700 sq mi). The lake is not only the 6th largest lake in the world, but it is also the second deepest lake in the world at 1,470 m (4,820 ft) and the longest lake in the world at 676 km (420 mi). Lake Tanganyika is divided between four countries - Tanzania, Democratic Republic Congo, Burundi, Zambia.
Moraine Lake, Canada - Moraine Lake
Lake Pinatubo, Philippines - Lake Pinatubo
Formed only recently (1991) after a monsoon, this crater lake sits atop Mount Pinatubo, an active volcano in the Philippines.
Lake Annette, Canada - Lake Annette
Laguna Colorada, Bolivia - Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
Situated 4,200 meters above sea level in southwestern Bolivia, Laguna Colorada gets its bright red color from pigment deposits and algae beneath its surface. This is an extremely shallow lake with an average depth of 50 cm.
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia /
Located in Croatia, the Plitvice Lakes are actually 16 separate bodies of water, divided into upper and lower basins by natural dams made of moss and algae.
Spotted Lake or Kliluk (Spotted Lake), Canada
In Osoyoos, British Columbia, a natural phenomenon, a 38-acre lake that has one of the highest concentrations of minerals in the world.
Dead Sea, Jordan /
The name can be deceiving - in fact, it is the world's deepest hypermineralized lake. It has a salt concentration 8 times greater than the ocean, making it extremely difficult to drown in.
Sheosar Lake, Pakistan
Lake of the Deosai National Park, in the alpine steppe of the Tibetan Plateau.
Riffelsee, Switzerland
Riffelsee is incredible view mirror surface with the Matterhorn mountain in the background.
Peyto Lake, Canada
Peyto Lake is a glacial lake in Banff National Park, Canada. Rocky Mountains. Billa Peyto belongs to the category of colored lakes. The lake has a bright turquoise, because of large quantity icy mountain flour sliding into the lake.
Lake Solbjornvannet, Norway
Mirror Lake, California - Mirror Lake - a small, seasonal lake near Tenaya Creek Canyon in the US National Park, Yosemite.
New Zealand also has Mirror Lake, which has amazing properties reflections like a mirror. It is one of the great lakes of Asia: Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan), Wuhua Hai (China), Inle (Myanmar), Biwa (Japan), Tonle Sap (Cambodia) and Lake Toba in Sumatra (Indonesia).
Horseshoe Lake, Canada - Horseshoe Lake
Emerald Lake, Canada - Emerald Lake
Lake Plastiras, Greece - Lake Plastiras - Lake Plastiras, Greece
An artificial lake in Greece holds up to 400 million cubic liters fresh water and is one of the highest in Europe.
Mystic Lake, Montana - Mystic Lake
The largest lake in Montana's Beartooth Mountains, it offers several world-famous hiking trails and incredible views.
Yamdrok Tso lake, Tibet - Yamdrok Tso Lake
This lake in Tibet has over 72 km of peaks and is surrounded by snow-capped mountains.
Lake Malawi, Tanzania - Lake Malawi / Malawi and Mozambique 30,044 km2 (11,600 sq mi). The lake is divided between Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi. Africa's second deepest lake, this tropical reservoir has more types fish than any other lake on Earth.
Lake Louise, Canada - Lake Louise, Canada
Lake Isabella, Colorado - Lake Isabelle, Colorado
A popular tourist destination, Lake Isabelle offers incredible views of Navajo and Apache peaks.
Crater Lake, Oregon - Crater Lake, Oregon
Barclay Lake, Washington State - Barclay Lake, Washington
Mono Lake, California - Mono Lake
This shallow lake in the Mono County California desert was formed over 760,000 years ago, and has a very similar ecosystem to the Colorada Lagoon.
Ancient underground lake Reed flute, China - Reed Flute Cave. This is a limestone cave in Guangxi, China. More than 180 million years old. Since the 1940s, it has become famous throughout the world due to the colorful caves around the lake.
Lough Ree(Loch RI or Loch Ríbh) is the geographical center of Ireland, the midlands. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the River Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two large lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south. Province of Leinster in County Roscommon the lake is popular for Irish legends about the monster.
Loch Ness(Loch Ness, Scotland) Scotland. Loch Ness (Gaelic: Loch Niche) is the second largest Scottish lake by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is Scotland's largest lake by volume of water. The deep, freshwater Loch in Scotland lies approximately 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Inverness. The lake is famous for its Loch Ness monster. Also of interest to tourists is Urquhart Castle east of Drumnadrochit, the lighthouses at Lochend (Bona Lighthouse) and Fort Augusta.
Okanagan Lake- big, deep lake in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km long and 4 - 5 km wide. His interesting feature the legend of the Demon of Lake Ogopogo or Naitaka, and the famous terraces that were formed by the periodic lowering of its predecessor, glacial Lake Penticton. Maximum depth lakes 232 m in the area of Grant Island (called "Whiskey Island" or "Seagull Island" by locals)
Lake Labynkyr(Labynkyr Lake), Yakutia
This mystical lake is located near the Pole of Cold in the territory of Oymyakon uluss. Legends say that a monster lives deep in the water. It attacks dogs, deer and even people. History tells how one day a monster destroyed an Even caravan.
Kanas Lake(pinyin: Kanasi Hu) is a crescent-shaped lake in Altai Prefecture, Xinjiang Province, China. The lake is located in a valley in the Altai Mountains, on the border with Mongolia and. The lake was formed 200,000 years ago, during Quaternary period as a result of glacier movement. The Kanas River, flowing from the lake, merges with the Hemu River, forming the Burkin River, which itself is a tributary of the Irtysh River. Ethnic Tuvans and Kazakhs live in the Kanas Valley.
Lake Kok-Kol(Kok-Kol lake) Mysterious lake in Zhambyl region, Kazakhstan. From time to time, the mysterious lake makes some strange sounds, and sometimes you can see signs of ripples, as if a huge creature is drifting inside the lake. Locals They believe that the lake is bottomless. Indeed, when hydrographers measured its depth, they could not find the bottom. But, they found many channels. This explains the constant water level, despite the fact that nothing flows from or flows into the lake.
Aral Sea(Kazakh: Aral Tenizi; Mongolian: Aral tengis; Tajik: Bakhri Aral; Persian: دریای خوارزم Daryâ- you Khârazm) was a closed lake between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south. The name roughly translates to “sea of islands” (more than 1,100 islands were scattered across its waters). The catchment covers parts of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world, with an area of 68,000 km 2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since 1960 after the rivers that fed the lake were redirected through Soviet irrigation projects. The drying up of the Aral Sea has been called "one of the worst environmental disasters planets"
Lake Storshen(Swedish pronunciation: Storsjön, lit. "Great Lake") is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, located in the province of Jämtland (Jämtland). From Storsjön flows the river Indalsälven and the lake contains the main island of Frösön. The city of Östersund is located on its eastern bank, opposite Frösön. Storshen is considered the birthplace sea creatures Storsjöodjuret.
Lake Champlain— Lake Champlain lies directly on Burlington, the border between the United States and Canada. At the northern tip is the historically interesting Fort Ticonderoga. Lake Champlain offers cruises and ferries to Vermont and New York.
Lake Natron is a salt and soda lake in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. The lake is located near the Kenyan border in the Eastern Rift Branch of the East African Wetlands international importance. Lake Natron is a basin of the Ramsar Valley, fed mainly by central Kenya's rivers and hot springs. Unusual color water is created by cyanobacteria. Due to high evaporation, salt-loving microorganisms begin to flourish.
Lake Tahoe, North America's largest alpine lake known for its cobalt blue waters and surrounding snow-capped peaks. Lake Tahoe is the state border between the states of California and Nevada, and a popular resort in the Sierra Nevada.
Lake Lucerne— among the most beautiful lakes in Switzerland, it stands out for its amazing panorama of the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, such as the Eiger and Jungfrau. The lake is lined with vintage steamboats that have been sailing here since the 1800s. In spring, the Lake Lucerne basin is fed by Mineralbad streams from the top of Mount Rigi.
Pigeon Lake(Dove Lake) in Tasmania, Australia. Serene Dove Lake - Landmark national park near Cradle Mountain. This lake is the home of the legendary Tasmanian Devil.
Lake Como, Italy - just 45 minutes from vibrant Milan. Lake Como is one of the favorite vacation spots of the rich and famous.
Lake Bled- one of the most charming attractions of the Old Continent. Lake Bled of the Julian Alps (Slovenian: Bled, German: Veldes) is located in Slovenia, near the borders with Italy and Austria.
Lake Synevyr- the largest and most famous lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The lake is located in the Gorgany mountain range, in the upper reaches of the Terebly River. The lake has its own a beautiful legend about lovers.
The list of the most famous lakes in the world can rightfully include the unnamed:
- Lake Ohrid of the Balkan Mountains (located between the Republic of Macedonia and Albania)
- Lake Saimaa (Finland)
- Ladoga/Onega/Chudskoye (Russia)
- Balaton (Hungary)
- Annecy (France)
- Garda / Iseo (Italy)
- Wastwater (England)
- Sogne (Norway)
- Killarney (Ireland)
- Hallstattersee (Austria)
- Königsee / Obersi (Germany)
- Jökulsádlón (Iceland)
- Laguna Verde (Bolivia)
- Lençóis Maranhenses (Brazil)
- Nakuru (Kenya)
- Tekapo (New Zealand)
- Lagunas Altiplánicas (Chile)
- Laguna Bacalar (Mexico) and many others.
The rivers of Eurasia carry almost half of all into the World Ocean river waters planets. The continent surpasses all continents in terms of river flow volume. Most of greatest rivers of the world (with a length of more than \(3\) thousand km) is located in Eurasia.
The largest rivers of Eurasia: Yangtze, Yellow River, Mekong, Indus, Lena, Ob, Yenisei, Volga.
Rivers are unevenly distributed across the continent. The largest river systems are located in Northern, Eastern and South-East Asia. In Europe, small rivers predominate. The inland drainage basin occupies central part mainland. Some rivers (Volga, Amudarya, Ili) flow into closed lakes (Caspian, Aral, Balkhash), others are lost in the desert sands.
Rivers of the basin Pacific Ocean have a monsoon type of regime and are distinguished by their high water content (Yangtze, Yellow River, Mekong, Amur).
The Yangtze is the longest river in Eurasia (\(6300\) m). It begins in Tibet, breaks through rapids into the alluvial plain and flows into the East China Sea. The Yangtze ranks \(4\)th in terms of runoff volume after the Amazon, Congo and the Ganges with the Brahmaputra.
Yellow River (" yellow River") is the second longest river in Eurasia (\(4845\) m). The Yellow River carries more than \(1\) billion tons into the Yellow Sea every year hard material, which gives the water of the river and the sea a yellow color.
By the rivers of the basin Indian Ocean also the monsoon regime. The largest of them - Indus, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Tigris, Euphrates - are formed high in the mountains. The Ganges-Brahmaputra system ranks \(3\)th in terms of water content after the Amazon and Congo.
Rivers of the basin Atlantic Ocean do not form large systems, have a smaller and more uniform flow, diverse power sources. The largest river in this basin is the Danube (\(2850\) m), which flows through the territory or is the border of \(10\) countries.
Pool Arctic Ocean occupies the northern edge of Eurasia. The largest rivers of this basin - Lena, Ob, Yenisei - originate in the mountains and flow across the plains from south to north. They feed on melted snow, rain and glacial waters. In winter they freeze, and many of their small tributaries freeze to the bottom.
The Volga (\(3530\) m) is the largest river in Europe. She is also the most long river internal drainage basin. It flows into the Caspian Sea, forming a powerful delta.
The largest lakes in Eurasia: Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Baikal, Ladoga, Onega, Balkhash.
The lakes of Eurasia are numerous and varied. They are unevenly distributed over the territory and differ in the origin of the basins, size, nutrition, temperature conditions, salinity.
There are significant areas of glaciation in Eurasia. It is common on the islands of the Arctic Ocean and in high mountains. On no other continent of the planet (except Antarctica) has it become so widespread permafrost . It occupies \(1/5\) of Eurasia.
How many lakes are there in Russia? It is still impossible to give an exact answer to this question today. Many, many – more than 2 million. Among them there are famous, great lakes - “ Blue eyes planets."
The deepest, and perhaps the most famous lake on the planet is Baikal. It could hold a hundred Seas of Azov, but the water of Baikal is fresh, and this is the special value of this huge natural reservoir. The maximum depth of the lake is 1637 meters, and under the water column there are huge bottom sediments, or so-called mountain ranges, the height of which is about 7000 meters. On fine days the water is so clear that you can see the bottom at a depth of 40 meters. Baikal water - living water, since in it, thanks to phytoplankton, it is dissolved maximum amount oxygen. Another property of it is low temperature, which even in summer time no higher than +10 degrees. There is a legend that at the bottom of Baikal there is a huge channel that connects the lake with the Arctic Ocean. Baikal is about 30 million years old, and there are no signs of aging. On the contrary, over the course of a year, the lake’s waters “conquer” about 2 centimeters from the land.
Caspian Sea
The largest closed lake on the planet is the Caspian Sea, although it did not get its name because of its impressive size (371,000 km?). The reason is that the bottom of the lake is oceanic type crust, and the salinity of its waters is high. The Volga, which flows into the Caspian Sea, dilutes its waters - 0.05% salt, but along the southeastern shores the salt content is 13%. The waters of the Caspian Sea wash the shores of five states at once: Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran. In the latter, these expanses of water are called differently - the Khazar or Mazandaran Sea. One of the mysteries of the Caspian Sea is the periodic fluctuation of water levels. Over the past three thousand years, the water level has changed by 15 meters, and these processes continue today. For example, from 1978 to 1995 the water level rose, from 1996 to 2001 it decreased, and then began to rise again. One of the reasons for the lake “disturbance” is possibly human activity. The Caspian Sea is known for its oil reserves, however, while gaining some wealth, we risk losing others. It is in these waters - most of sturgeon stocks in the world. More than 90% of the sturgeon on the planet are caught in the Caspian Sea, and today the protection of the Caspian Lake is one of the main environmental tasks for Russia.
Ladoga lake
The largest freshwater body of water in Europe is Lake Ladoga, which is located in Karelia and Leningrad region. 35 rivers flow into the lake, whose area is slightly more than 18,000 km2, and only the Neva, on which St. Petersburg stands, flows out. It was on Ladoga, thanks to the efforts of Peter I, that the Russian fleet was born. In addition, during the Second World War, the “Road of Life” passed along the ice of Lake Ladoga. Thanks to her besieged Leningrad food arrived, and about a million people were evacuated along it. In the northern part of the lake there are 500 of the 660 islands belonging to Ladoga. The Valaam archipelago, on which the ancient Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery is located, is especially famous. The harsh Lake Ladoga is often compared to the sea: winds often blow here, and if you swim to the middle of Ladoga, you will not be able to see the opposite shore.
Lake Ilmen is one of the symbols of Russian history, since the Slavs appeared in this region back in the 8th-9th centuries, at the time of the birth of the state of Rus'. Ilmen has been glorified in many tales, epics, poems and legends.
How Sadko went to Lake Ilmen,
Sat on a white-flammable stone
And he began to play spring goosebumps.
One of the largest lakes in the European part of Russia is located on the territory of the Pskov, Tver and Novgorod regions. Lake Ilmen was recognized natural monument Russia. Unfortunately, life cycle The lake ends, and Ilmen is classified as a “dying lake.” Its waters are gradually becoming swampy, the amount of silt is increasing, and the lake itself is slowly but still becoming shallow.
Pskov- Lake Peipsi
“The Battle of the Ice took place on the ice of Lake Peipsi in 1242” - we know about these events from school curriculum, and it was thanks to them that Pskov-Chudskoe Lake, as it is called today, became famous. But not everyone knows that in fact the battle took place on the shore, and not on the ice, and Nevsky’s army was driving the retreating knights across the frozen lake. This fact was established in 1959 by an expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The same group also determined the exact location of the events - Lake Teploe, which, like Pskov, as well as Lake Peipsi, is part of Lake Peipsi. About 30 rivers flow into this lake complex, and only the Narva River flows out. Best time for a trip to the lake - the first or second Sunday of April, when reenactors gather at Chudskoye to recreate the events of the Battle of the Ice.
A lake is a more or less significant mass of water in volume, occupying a depression in the relief of the land, not having a direct connection with the sea. Lakes occupy about 1.8% of the land surface, but are distributed extremely unevenly.
Lakes vary in size by area.
Lakes play a very important role both in nature and in human life. Like the seas, they have a warming effect on the world. Lakes also influence the topography, since they also carry out erosion and accumulative work.
The largest lakes
Victoria
Location of Lake Victoria: located in East Africa on the territory of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, at an altitude of 1134 m above sea level.
Area of Lake Victoria: 68 thousand km², dimensions 320 by 240 km, length coastline 7 thousand km.
Depth of Lake Victoria: up to 80 m.
Lake Victoria's feeding method: receives its nutrition mainly from heavy rainfall (more than from tributaries). Most major influx- Kagera River.
Inhabitants of Lake Victoria: crocodiles, lang fish, Nile perch and others
Lake Huron Location: Located in North America in the USA and Canada, at an altitude of 177 m above sea level.
Area of Lake Huron: 59.6 thousand km², volume 3580 km³, coastline length 6160 km.
Depth of Lake Huron: up to 230 m (average 60 m).
Rivers flowing into and out of Lake Huron: Several small rivers flow into the lake, the St. Clair River and the Detroit River flow out.
Inhabitants of Lake Huron: whitefish, trout, bream, catfish.
Michigan
Where is Lake Michigan: located in North America in the United States, at an altitude of 177 m above sea level.
Area of Lake Michigan: 57.7 thousand km². Dimensions 500x190 km.
Depth of Lake Michigan: up to 281 m.
Inflowing and outflowing rivers of Lake Michigan: connected to Lake Huron by the Straits of Mackinac, which is 3 km wide.
Inhabitants of Lake Michigan: whitefish, sturgeon, pike
Tanganyika
Location of Lake Tanganyika: located in East Africa, in the territory of Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, at an altitude of 774 m.
Area of Lake Tanganyika: 34 thousand km², volume 30 thousand km³, length 650 km, width up to 80 km.
Depth of Lake Tanganyika: maximum 1470 m.
Inflowing and outflowing rivers of Lake Tanganyika: the largest inflowing rivers are Malagarasi and Ruzizi, Lukugu flows out.
The water temperature of Lake Tanganyika: throughout the year 23-26 degrees Celsius, remains up to a depth of 400 m.
Inhabitants of Lake Tanganyika: hippos, crocodiles, shrimp, crayfish, mollusks, more than 250 species of fish, many of.
Baikal
Location of Lake Baikal: located in the south Eastern Siberia, in the territory Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia.
Area of Lake Baikal: 31.5 thousand km², length 636 km, width up to 80 km, coastline length 2100 km.
Depth of Lake Baikal: greatest 1637 m, average 758 m.
Salinity of Lake Baikal: 100 mg/l
Inflowing and outflowing rivers of Lake Baikal: inflowing Selenga, Upper Angara, Barguzin, outflowing Angara. In total, more than 330 rivers and springs flow into the lake.
Inhabitants of Lake Baikal: seal, more than 50 species of fish, including omul, grayling, whitefish, sturgeon, burbot, taimen, pike.
Ladoga
Location of Lake Ladoga: located in the north-west of the East European Plain, on the territory of Karelia and the Leningrad region.
Area of Lake Ladoga: 17.7 thousand km², volume 908 km³, length 219 km, average width 83 km.
Depth of Lake Ladoga: greatest depth 230 m, average 51 m.
The flowing and flowing rivers of Lake Ladoga: the rivers Svir, Volkhov, Vuoksa, Syas and others flow in, the Neva flows out.
Water temperature of Lake Ladoga: in summer (in August) the water temperature in the lake reaches 17 degrees Celsius, in March 0.1 degrees.
Inhabitants of Lake Ladoga: salmon, trout, palia, whitefish, vendace, ripus, pike perch, bream, ruffe, perch, roach, pike, silver bream, bleak, bluefish, smelt, whitefish
Russia is the largest maritime power, which is washed by 12 seas of the World Ocean. On its vast territory small and large rivers, and there are more than two million lakes. Let's get to know the seas, lakes and rivers of Russia better.
Seas of Russia
A sea is a large body of salt water, part of the ocean. The shores of Russia are washed by the seas of three oceans: The Arctic Ocean in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Depending on which ocean a particular sea belongs to, they are divided into 3 main groups:
- Seas of the Arctic Ocean : East Siberian, Barents, Chukchi, Kara, Laptev Sea. These seas are very cold and covered with a thick layer of ice almost all year round. Vessels can only move along them following icebreakers. Due to the harsh climate, plant and animal world northern seas very scarce.
Rice. 1. Chukchi Sea
- Pacific Seas : Japanese, Okhotsk, Beringovo. These are also quite cold seas, over which there are often winds. strong winds and there are thick fogs.
- Seas of the Atlantic Ocean : Azov, Baltic, Black. Their distinctive feature is their remote location from the ocean. These seas are the warmest and most comfortable, especially the Black Sea.
In addition to the fact that the Black Sea is a popular seaside resort with a mild climate, it is also an important transport region and is of great military and strategic importance.
Lakes of Russia
A lake is a large natural body of fresh or salt water, completely enclosed by its banks. Thanks to their beauty, the lakes have acquired a second name - the “blue eyes” of the planet. Lakes can be very tiny, and very large, the size of the sea.
Let's look at the largest and most famous lakes in Russia:
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- Baikal - the deepest and cleanest lake in the entire territory Russian Federation. This reservoir has a unique ecosystem and is on the World Heritage List.
- Onega and Ladoga - the largest lakes in Europe. In Lake Ladoga are the sources of the Neva River, on the banks of which St. Petersburg is located.
- Lake Peipsi - had great importance during military battles, because it was there that the famous Battle of the Ice took place. During the Great Patriotic War Ice-bound Lake Peipus was the “road of life.”
The largest lake not only in the Russian Federation, but throughout the world is the Caspian Sea. Despite their impressive size And salt water, this is still a lake, which throughout the history of its existence has had many different names at local peoples and tribes.
Rice. 2. Caspian Sea
Rivers of Russia
The river is continuous water flow, which moves along the channel, starting from the source to the mouth. There are more than 2 million rivers in the country, among which the largest are the following:
- Volga;
- Amur;
- Yenisei.
The main problem of all water basins of the Russian Federation is pollution industrial waste. Greatest danger for ecosystems water arteries represent petroleum products, nitrogen-containing organics and metal compounds. The most polluted rivers, seas and lakes in Russia are those located close to industrial facilities.
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