Facts to Remember on Lakes
- Deepest lake in the world is the fresh water lake Baikal located in Russia
- Largest fresh water lake in the world is Lake Superior, located between Canada and the USA
- Largest lake in the world is Caspean Sea, bounded by Iran, Russia, Kazhakistan,
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan - Saltiest lake in the world is Dead Sea bounded by Israel, Jordan and West Bank
- Lowest lake in the world is Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan
- Largest lake in India is Sambhar lake in Rajasthan
- Largest fresh-water lake in India is Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh
- Largest coastal lagoon in India is Chilka lake in Orissa
- Sriharikota island is located in Pulicat lake in Andhra Pradesh
- Country known as land of thousand lakes – Finland
Lakes in India
| Name of the Lake | Location |
| Kolleru lake | Andhra Pradesh |
| Pulicat lake | Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh |
| Hussain Sagar | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Ulsoor lake | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Sambhar lake | Rajasthan |
| Pichola lake | Udaipur in Rajasthan |
| Dal lake | Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Wular lake | Bandipore in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Pangong lake | Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Surajkund | Faridabad in Haryana |
| Rudrasagar lake | West Tripura, Tripura |
| Bellandur lake | Bengaluru |
| Cholamu lake | Sikkim |
| Udaipur is known as the Lake City. | |
| Pangong Lake is a transboundary lake. A major portion of the lake lies in Tibet. | |