LARGEST LAKES OF THE WORLD
| Lake |
Location |
Area in Sq: Kilometer |
| Caspian Sea (salt) |
USSR-Iran |
393,898 |
| Superior |
USA-Canada |
82,103 |
| Victoria |
Africa |
69,485 |
| Aral (salt) |
USSR |
68,682 |
| Huron |
USA-Canada |
59.570 |
| Michigan |
USA |
57,757 |
| Tanganyika |
Africa |
32,893 |
| Baykal |
USSR |
31,492 |
| Great Bear |
Canada |
31,328 |
| Great Slave |
Canada |
28,570 |
| Erie |
USA-Canada |
25,667 |
| Winnipeg |
Canada |
24,390 |
The largest inland sea or lake is the
Kapiskoye More (Caspian Sea) between southern USSR and Iran. It is 760 miles
long and its total area is 139,000 sq m. of the total area 55,280 sq m. (38.6%)
are in Iran. Where the lake is named the Darya-ye-Khazar. Its maximum
depth is 3,360 ft and its surface is 93ft below sea level. Its estimated
volume is 21,500 cu m of saline water. Its surface has varied between 105
ft below sea level (11th century) and 72 ft (early 19th century). The USSR
government plans to reverse the flow of the upper Pechora River from flowing
north to the Barents Sea by blasting a 70-mile-long canal with nuclear
explosives into the south-flowing Kolva River so that via the Kama and Volga
rivers the Caspian will be replenished.
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