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Important Lakes of Asia

Name

Lake Baikal

Lake
Bailkash

Aral Sea

Lake Van
Golu
Lake
Turnool
Lake Asad

Dead Sea

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Located in the southern part
of eastern Siberia and to the
west of Yablonovy Range in
Russia
Source of the Lena River.
It is the deepest continental
body of water on Earth
having a maximum depth of
1,620 m.
Located in Kazakhastan
North of the Lake is
Karanganda coal basin
Located between
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Two principal Asian rivers,
the Amu Darya and Syr
Darya flow through semi
arid depression into the sea.
The largest lake of Turkey
One of the saltiest lake in
the world
The northernmost extent of
East African Rift Valley
Located in the Anatolia
Peninsula of Turkey
Located in Syria
It is an example of rift valley
lake which lies along the
West Bank of Jordan.
One of the deepest points of
Asia is the world's lowest
lake.
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Sea of
Galilee

Lake Tonle
Sap
Lake Toba

Lop Nor

Caspian Sea

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The Jordan river flows in to

the Dead Sea, which has no
outlet, and evaporation
balances the inflow.
Lava flow blocked the
Jordan Valley and formed
an elongated lake in Israel.
The lava-blocked lake is
linked to the Dead Sea
through the Jordan River.
Located in the Central
lowland of Cambodia
Situated in the Sumatra
(Indonesia)
An example of crater of
caldera lake;
Salt lake in China, site of
numerous nuclear testing
Tarim river drains into the
lake
The largest lake in the world
and five times larger than
the Lake Superior.
It separates Europe from
Asia.

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