Important Lakes in the World/ Facts

Important Lakes in the World/ Facts 

  Lakes, lakes everywhere!!

# Current Affair, June 2022:

The Sawa Lake , Iraq, is known as the pearl of the south. Alas! This lake has dried up due to human activity, water crisis, climate change and low rainfall. The Sawa  Lake is 4.74 km long and 1.77 km wide. It has no inlet or outlet. 

🎯 8 Awesome Facts:

 Do you know?

1. There are roughly 117 million lakes in the world.  

2. Udaipur, Rajasthan is known as the 'city of lakes'. It is picturesque and elegant. 

3. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest country , is known as 'land of no rivers/ lakes'.

4. You would be astonished to know that Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. 

5. The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada- United States border. They are the largest group of freshwater lakes on the earth.

6. Dhebar Lake/ Jaisamand Lake is India's first and world's oldest historical lake in India.

7. Dal Lake is named 'the Jewel in the crown of Kashmir' or ' the Lake of Flowers'. Its view is completely different in four seasons.  

8. The Caspian Sea and Dead Sea are lakes.

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🎯 List of 13 Important Lakes:

1. The Biggest/ Deepest/ Largest Freshwater Lake (by volume): Lake Baikal ,Russia

2. The Bluest/ Clearest Great Lake: Blue Lake, New Zealand 

3. The Coldest and Oldest Lake: Lake Baikal ,Russia

4. The Clearest Lake: Blue Lake, New Zealand 

5. The Dirtiest Great Lake : Lake Karachay, Russia 

6. The Highest/ Navigable Lake : Lake Titicaca, South America 

7. The Hottest Lake : Frying Pan Lake, New Zealand 

8. The Most Studied Lake : Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, USA

9. The Saltiest Water Lake: The Dead Sea, Jordan/ Israel 

10. The Second Largest of the Great Lakes : Lake Huron, North America 

11. The Shallowest Great Lake: Lake Erie, North America 

12. The Smallest (lowest elevation) Great Lake: Lake Ontario , North America 

13. The Sweetest Lake of India: Wular Lake

Happy learning!