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. |