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Major Lakes of the World
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Lake Tanganyika
Location: Africa, Noteworthy characteristics: Second deepest and second oldest freshwater lake in the world, known for its unique biodiversity.
Lake Michigan
Location: North America, Noteworthy characteristics: Second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume, entirely within the United States.
Lake Balkhash
Location: Kazakhstan, Noteworthy characteristics: One of the largest lakes in Asia, unique for its different salinity levels between east and west.
Lake Baikal
Location: Siberia, Russia, Noteworthy characteristics: World's deepest and oldest freshwater lake, contains around 20% of the world's unfrozen freshwater reserve.
Lake Huron
Location: North America, Noteworthy characteristics: Second-largest of the Great Lakes by surface area, has the longest shoreline, including its islands.
Lake Geneva
Location: Switzerland/France, Noteworthy characteristics: Large lake shared by Switzerland and France, famous for its deep blue clear waters and surrounding alpine scenery.
Caspian Sea
Location: Eurasia, Noteworthy characteristics: Largest enclosed inland body of water by area, considered the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
Lake Erie
Location: North America, Noteworthy characteristics: Fourth-largest of the Great Lakes by surface area, known for heavy industrial pollution historically.
Lake Victoria
Location: Africa, Noteworthy characteristics: Largest lake in Africa by area, source of the Nile River.
Lake Chad
Location: Africa, Noteworthy characteristics: Once one of the largest lakes in the world, now greatly reduced in size due to irrigation and climate change.
Lake Superior
Location: North America, Noteworthy characteristics: Largest of the Great Lakes by volume, containing 10% of the world's fresh surface water.
Dead Sea
Location: Middle East, Noteworthy characteristics: Saltiest body of water in the world, lowest elevation on Earth's surface.
Great Salt Lake
Location: United States, Noteworthy characteristics: Largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, remnants of the prehistoric Lake Bonneville.
Lake Titicaca
Location: South America, Noteworthy characteristics: Largest freshwater lake in South America by volume, highest navigable lake in the world.
Lake Malawi
Location: Africa, Noteworthy characteristics: One of the African Great Lakes, known for endemic species of fish, including numerous cichlid species.
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