Lakes ranked by maximum depth in metres. Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia is the deepest lake on Earth at 1,642 metres — a body of water so vast it holds approximately 20% of the world's entire unfrozen surface fresh water, more than all of t...
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Lakes ranked by maximum depth in metres. Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia is the deepest lake on Earth at 1,642 metres — a body of water so vast it holds approximately 20% of the world's entire unfrozen surface fresh water, more than all of the North American Great Lakes combined. Baikal is also the world's oldest lake at an estimated 25 million years.
Key Findings
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Lake Baikal (Russia) leads with 1,642 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 980 · median: 868.
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Gap in All Time: Lake Baikal (Russia) is 2.8× larger than Lake Crater (USA).
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1 year
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Top Value
1,642
Lake Baikal (Russia)
Maximum Depth (Metres) · All Time
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All Time
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Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Lake Baikal (Russia) | 1,642 | 1,642 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Lake Tanganyika (Africa) | 1,470 | 1,470 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Caspian Sea (Asia/Europe) | 1,025 | 1,025 | +0% |
| 4 | Lake Vostok (Antarctica) | 900 | 900 | +0% |
| 5 | O'Higgins-San Martin Lake (S. America) | 836 | 836 | +0% |
| 6 | Lake Malawi (Africa) | 706 | 706 | +0% |
| 7 | Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan) | 668 | 668 | +0% |
| 8 | Lake Crater (USA) | 594 | 594 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
1,642
Maximum
594
Minimum
980
Average
868
Median
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