Which is the deepest lake in the world?
- A.Caspian Sea
- B.Lake Superior
- C.Lake Baikal
- D.Lake Victoria
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Lake Baikal. Baikal lies in southern Siberia in Russia, fills a deep rift in the earth's crust and is the deepest lake in the world. It also holds a larger volume of fresh water than any other lake, roughly a fifth of all the unfrozen fresh surface water on earth, and is a World Heritage Site.
Option A, the Caspian Sea, is the largest lake in the world by area, but its water is salty and it is far shallower than Baikal. Option B, Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes of North America, is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, which is a different record. Option D, Lake Victoria in east Africa, is the largest lake of Africa and the chief reservoir of the White Nile. Each option holds some record of its own, so the qualifier deepest is what decides the answer.
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- A.Atlantic Ocean
- B.Indian Ocean
- C.Pacific Ocean
- D.Arctic Ocean
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- A.Mariana Trench
- B.Puerto Rico Trench
- C.Java Trench
- D.Peru-Chile Trench
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- A.Amazon
- B.Nile
- C.Yangtze
- D.Mississippi-Missouri
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- A.Gobi
- B.Kalahari
- C.Sahara
- D.Atacama
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- A.Brazil
- B.Venezuela
- C.Zambia
- D.Canada
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