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9 of the World’s Deepest Lakes
  • Introduction
  • Crater Lake (1,943 feet [592 meters])
  • Great Slave Lake (2,015 feet [614 meters])
  • Lake Ysyk (2,192 feet [668 meters])
  • Lake Nyasa (2,316 feet [706 meters])
  • O’Higgins/San MartĂ­n Lake (2,742 feet [836 meters])
  • Lake Vostok (2,950 feet [900 meters])
  • Caspian Sea (3,360 feet [1,025 meters])
  • Lake Tanganyika (4,710 feet [1,436 meters])
  • Lake Baikal (5,315 feet [1,620 meters])
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Ysyk, Lake Oregon: Crater Lake Great Slave Lake Nyasa, Lake: cichlids Lake Vostok Caspian Sea: oil platform Tanganyika, Lake Russia: Baikal, Lake

9 of the World’s Deepest Lakes: References & Edit History

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  • Noah Tesch
    Noah Tesch was Associate Editor for EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica.
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