Lakes of India and the World

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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 LakeLocation
Kolleru lakeAndhra Pradesh
Pulicat lakeTamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh
Hussain SagarHyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Ulsoor lakeBengaluru, Karnataka
Sambhar lakeRajasthan
Pichola lakeUdaipur in Rajasthan
Dal lakeSrinagar in Jammu and Kashmir
Wular lakeBandipore in Jammu and Kashmir
Pangong lakeLadakh in Jammu and Kashmir
SurajkundFaridabad in Haryana
Rudrasagar lakeWest Tripura, Tripura
Bellandur lakeBengaluru
Cholamu lakeSikkim
Udaipur is known as the Lake City.
Pangong Lake is a transboundary lake. A major portion of the lake lies in Tibet.