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Lakes ranked by maximum depth. This list contains all lakes whose maximum depth is reliably known to exceed 400 metres (1,300 ft) Geologically, the Caspian Sea, like the Black and Mediterranean seas, is a remnant of the ancient Tethys Ocean. The deepest area is oceanic rather than continental crust.
Hornindalsvatnet is Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, [2] and the world's thirteenth deepest lake, officially measured to a depth of 514 m (1,686 ft). Its surface is 53 m (174 ft) above sea level, which means that its bottom is 461 m (1,512 ft) below sea level.
16 wrz 2022 · Located in Norway, Hornindalsvatnet is Europe’s deepest lake—and one of its clearest too.
22 cze 2024 · Looking beyond Europe, the honor of the world’s deepest lake goes to Lake Baikal in Siberia. Not only is it the deepest lake in the world, reaching a depth of over 1,600 meters (5,300 feet), but it also holds the distinction of being the largest freshwater lake by volume.
5 sty 2024 · When measuring how deep lakes are, scientists can take readings based on either the maximum depth (the deepest point in the lake to the surface) or the mean depth (the lake’s average depth). In this article, we’ll reveal the ten deepest lakes in the world based on their maximum depth.
14 paź 2020 · Europe's deepest lake sits in Norway's fjords, surrounded by mountains and glaciers and near one of Scandinavia's most scenic tourist highways. At 514 meters deep, Hornindalsvatnet is not only the deepest lake in Europe but also the only one in the continent deeper than 500 meters.
Hornindalsvatnet is the deepest lake in Europe, and among the deepest lakes in the world. It covers an area of 50.5 square kilometres, is up to 514 metres deep and its elevation is 53 metres above sea level. The lake is thus the largest in Western Norway and the deepest in Europe.
