Deep Lakes of the World (including small lakes)
No. ENGLISH
NAME		 Max depth
(m)		 CONTINENT NATION(S) Area
(km2)
1 Lake Baikal 1,637 Asia Russia 31,500
2 Lake Tanganyika 1,471 Africa Burundi, Tanzania,
Congo, Zambia		 32,000
3 Caspian Sea 1,025 Asia/Europe Russia, Azerbaijan,
Turkmenistan, Iran		 371,000
4 Lake San Martin 836 South America Argentina, Chile 1,010
5 Lake Nyasa
(Lake Malawi)		 706 Africa Malawi, Mozambique,
Tanzania		 22,490
6 Lake Issykkul 702 Asia Kyrgyzstan 6,240
7 Great Slave Lake 614 North America Canada 28,568
8 Lake Crater 592 North America USA 54
9 Lake Matano 590 Asia Indonesia 164
10 Lake Buenos Aires 586 South America Argentina, Chile 1,850
11 Lake Toba 529 Asia Indonesia 1,150
12 Lake Hornindalsvatn 514 Europe Norway 51
13 Lake Quesnel 506 North America Canada 260
14 Lake Sarez 505 Asia Tajikistan 80
15 Lake Tahoe 501 North America USA 500
16 Lake Argentino 500 South America Argentina 1,466
17 Lake Kivu 480 Africa Rwanda, Congo 2,370
18 Lake Mjosa 468 Europe Norway 370
19 Lake Salsvatn 464 Europe Norway 45
20 Lake Hauroko 463 Oceania New Zealand 63
21 Lake Tinnsja 460 Europe Norway 51
22 Adams Lake 457 North America Canada 130
23 Lake Van 457 Asia Turkey 3,713
24 Lake Chelan 453 North America USA 140
25 Great Bear Lake 452 North America Canada 31,326
26 Lake Poso 450 Asia Indonesia 323
27 Lake Manapouri 443 Oceania New Zealand 140
28 Lake Nahuel Huapi 438 South America Argentina 550
29 Dead Sea 433 Asia Israel, Jordan 1,020
30 Lake Tazawa 425 Asia Japan 26
31 Lake Como 413 Europe Italy 150
32 Lake Superior 407 North America Canada, USA 82,100
* Lake Vostok *900 Antarctica 15,690
* under deep ice bed

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