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WORLD LAKES:
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A lake is a body of still water.
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The water may be fresh or salt.
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It should be localized.
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It should be surrounded by land.
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These are larger and deeper than ponds.
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Lakes are not part of oceans.
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Natural lakes are found in mountain areas.
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Other lakes found along the course of rivers.
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Most of the lakes on the earth are fresh water lakes.
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Most of the rivers on the earth are present in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Most of the world lakes are present in Canada.
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Finland is known as ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’.
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Minnesota one of the states in USA is known as “Land of Ten Thousand
Lakes”.
LAKE VAN:
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This is the largest salt water lake in Turkey. (Turkey capital city:
Ankara).
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It is a saline lake.
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The water in Lake Van is brackish.
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Brackish water: This is the water that has more salinity than fresh
water but not as much as Sea water.
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LAKE VICTORIA:
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This is located in Africa.
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This is the largest lake in Africa.
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Victoria Lake spreads over Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.
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The Victoria Lake is named after Queen Victoria of UK.
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This is the largest tropical Lake in the World.
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This is the World’s second largest fresh water lake. (First is Lake
Superior in North America).
CASPIAN SEA:
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This is the World’s largest lake.
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This is the World’s smallest geological Ocean.
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This is the largest enclosed body of water on the earth.
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This has no outflows (endorheic).
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This has inflow from the North; hence the water in the North region is
fresh.
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The water in the Southern region it has salinity.
LAKE SUPERIOR:
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This is the largest fresh water lake in the World. (If Michigan and
Huron are seen as two different lakes).
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This is located in USA and Canada.
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It is one of the five Great Lakes in the North America.
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GREAT LAKES:
ü These are located in North America.
ü These are located on USA and Canada border.
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v Lake Superior
v Lake Michigan
v Lake Huron
v Lake Erie
v Lake Ontario.
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Lake Huron:
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This is located in North America.
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This has the longest coastline lake in the World.
GREAT BEAR LAKE:
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This is located in Canada.
ü This is the largest lake in Canada. (Please
remember Great lakes are present on the US and Canada border).
LAKE BAIKAL:
ü This is located in Russia.
ü This is located in the Siberian region.
ü This is the deepest lake in the World.
ü It is a continental rift type lake.
ü This is the clearest lake in the World.
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The transparency or clearness of water in Seas or lakes
is measured by Secchi Disk.
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The Secchi Disk is created in the year 1865 by Pietro
Angelo Sechhi Sj of Italy.
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Through Secchi Disk the transparency of water is
measured.
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This is related to water turbidity.
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(Turbidity is the cloudiness of water caused by
individual particles).
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This measure is known as Secchi depth.
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LAKE TITICACA:
ü This is located in South America.
ü This is present in the border of Peru
(Capital Peru) and Bolivia (Capital La Paz).
ü This is the highest commercially navigable
lake in the World.
ü This is the largest lake in South America.
ü This is the highest lake at the Sea level in
the World.
LAKE EYRE:
ü This is located in Australia.
ü It is a salt water lake.
ü This is the lowest point in Australia.
ü This is the largest lake in Australia.
LAKE TANGANYIKA:
ü This is the longest lake.
ü This is the second deepest lake in the World
after Baikal.
ü This is the second oldest lake in the World.
LAKE MANASAROVAR:
ü This is located in Tibet.
ü This is a fresh water lake.
ü This is the highest large fresh water lake in
the World.
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