Related Fact | Name of the Lake |
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Deepest lake in the world | Baikal (fresh water) in Russia |
Largest fresh water lake | Lake Superior, between Canada and the USA |
Largest lake in the world | Caspean Sea, bounded by Iran, Russia, Kazhakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan |
Saltiest lake in the world | Dead Sea bounded by Israel, Jordan and West Bank |
Lowest lake in the world | Dead Sea between Israel and Jordan |
Largest lake in India | Sambhar lake in Rajasthan |
Largest fresh-water lake in India | Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh |
Largest coastal lagoon in India | Chilka lake in Orissa |
Sriharikota island is located in | Pulicat lake in Andhra Pradesh |
Country known as land of thousand lakes - Finland |
Name of the Lake | Location |
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Kolleru lake | Andhra Pradesh |
Pulicat lake | Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh |
Hussain Sagar | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
Ulsoor lake | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
Sambhar lake | Rajasthan |
Pichola lake | Udaipur in Rajasthan |
Dal lake | Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir |
Wular lake | Bandipore in Jammu and Kashmir |
Pangong lake | Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir |
Surajkund | Faridabad in Haryana |
Rudrasagar lake | West Tripura, Tripura |
Bellandur lake | Bengaluru |
Cholamu lake | Sikkim |
Udaipur is known as the Lake City. | |
Pangong Lake is a transboundary lake. A major portion of the lake lies in Tibet. |