What is the largest freshwater place on Earth?
What is the largest freshwater place on Earth? Located in North America on the border between the United States and Canada, Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area (82100 km2). The volume of Lake Superior surpasses that of all the other Great Lakes combined.
Which country in Europe has the most water?
Among the EU countries, Croatia recorded the highest renewable freshwater resources (with a long-term average of 30 000 m³ per inhabitant), followed by Finland (19 900 m³), Latvia (19 400 m³) and Sweden (18 900 m³).
Why is Lake Baikal so deep?
Lake Baikal is so deep because it is located in an active continental rift zone. The rift zone is widening at a rate of about 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) per year. As the rift grows wider, it also grows deeper through subsidence. So, Lake Baikal could grow wider and deeper in the future.