Lakes by maximum depth

1. 🦭 Lake Baikal1,642 m

   Baikal is home to the nerpa, one of the world's few freshwater seals, found nowhere else on Earth. Source

2. 🛶 Lake Superior406 m

   Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by area, roughly the size of Austria. Source

3. ⛲ Lake Geneva310 m

   A statue of Freddie Mercury gazes over the lake from Montreux, where Queen recorded several albums. Source

4. 🦕 Loch Ness230 m

   Loch Ness holds more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales put together. Source

5. 🦛 Lake Victoria81 m

   Africa's largest lake is the world's largest tropical lake and the second-largest freshwater lake by area. Source

Deepest measured point below the water surface; survey figures can differ slightly.