7 of the World’s Deepest Lakes

Lake	Depth (meters)	Description
🇷🇺 Lake Baikal	1,620 m	Lake Baikal, located in Russia, is the world's deepest freshwater lake. It is also one of the oldest and contains unique biodiversity.
🇿🇲🇧🇮🇹🇿🇨🇩 Lake Tanganyika	1,436 m	Lake Tanganyika is shared by multiple African countries and is known for its remarkable depth and diverse aquatic life.
🇦🇿🇷🇺🇮🇷🇰🇿🇹🇲 Caspian Sea	1,025 m	The Caspian Sea, though technically a lake, is the largest enclosed inland body of water. It's surrounded by several countries, including Russia and Iran.
🇦🇶 Lake Vostok	900 m	Lake Vostok is buried beneath Antarctica's ice sheet and is one of the most mysterious and isolated lakes on Earth.
🇦🇷🇨🇱 O’Higgins/San Martín Lake	836 m	This lake, shared by Argentina and Chile, is among the deepest in the Southern Hemisphere and surrounded by stunning Patagonian landscapes.
🇲🇿🇹🇿🇲🇼 Lake Nyasa	706 m	Also known as Lake Malawi, it's situated in the East African Rift and is famous for its colorful cichlid fish species.
🇰🇬 Lake Ysyk	668 m	Lake Ysyk, located in Kyrgyzstan, is one of the largest mountain lakes in the world and a popular tourist destination.