Map of Lakes from satellite. Explore the satellite map of the Lakes online in real time. A detailed map of the Lakes was created based on satellite images high resolution. As close as possible satellite map Ozer allows you to study in detail the streets, individual houses and attractions of Ozer. The Lakes map from the satellite can easily be switched to regular map mode (diagram).
Ozery is a city located in, on the banks of the Oka. In the distant times of the 16th century, on the site of the modern city there was the village of Ozerki, as evidenced by references in the scribe book. In the middle of the 19th century the village became a village. The development of the textile industry begins, the population grows. In 1925, Ozery received the title of city.
The modern city of Ozyory attracts attention with its unique pristine natural beauty. In the vicinity of the city, coniferous and mixed forests grow; small rivers, ponds and lakes can be seen here in large numbers.
Vacationers come to Ozyory with their entire families from May to September. Amateur fishermen will not be left without a catch; fish are found in abundance in these waters. The forests are rich in mushrooms and berries, and a well-maintained city beach awaits those who want to splash in the water and sunbathe. Aeroclubs offer their visitors paragliding and parachute jumping. In winter, you can ski in Ozery and breathe clean forest air. Boarding houses and sanatoriums will help restore health.
The city has a well-developed infrastructure, there are enterprises such as a confectionery plant, a mechanical plant, an optical glass plant, and the production of industrial refrigerators has been established. Local newspapers are published, Radio Ozery and local television broadcast.
Among the attractions are the “Nagornaya oak grove” (a natural monument), excavations of an ancient settlement, the Trinity Church, and the local history museum.
There are about 5 million lakes in the world, but we have only heard about a few of the largest ones. Do you think that Baikal is the most big lake in the world? In fact, Baikal takes only 7th place in the ranking of the largest lakes!
Did you know that the area of the largest lake on the planet is equal to the area of 52 million football fields and is comparable to the area of Moscow multiplied by 150 times? No? Then read below!
No. 10. Great Slave Lake - 28,930 square kilometers. North America.
Great Slave Lake is the 10th largest lake in the world in terms of area, and it is also the most deep lake in North America. Its depth is 614 meters. The dimensions of Great Slave Lake are 480 km long, 19-109 km wide, and the area is 28,930 square kilometers.
From October to June the lake is frozen; in winter the ice can support the weight of trucks. Rivers flowing into the lake: Hay, Slave, Snowdrift, etc. The Mackenzie River flows out of the lake. The origin of the lake is glacial-tectonic.
No. 9. Lake Nyasa - 30,044 square kilometers. East Africa.
Lake Nyasa (Malawi) is the ninth largest lake in the world by area. Lake Nyasa fills a crack in earth's crust in Great Rift Valley in East Africa, located between Mozambique and Tanzania. The length of the lake is 560 km, depth - 706 m. Nyasa contains 7% of the world's reserves of liquid fresh water.
Nyasa is known for its rich ecosystem, many of the species found in the lake are endemic. The origin of the lake is tectonic.
No. 8. Great Bear Lake - 31,080 square kilometers. Canada.
Great Bear Lake is located 200 km south of the Arctic Circle in Canada. The lake ranks eighth in area in the world and fourth in North America. Dimensions of the lake: length - 320 km, width - 175 km, maximum depth - 446 m.
The lake has not much good story. Uranium was found here. It was from here that uranium was mined to make the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The lake is almost always covered with ice; the ice rarely melts before the end of July. The origin of the lake is glacial-tectonic.
No. 7. Lake Baikal - 31,500 square kilometers. Eastern Siberia.
Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, the largest water reservoir, which contains 20% of the world's liquid fresh water reserves. Baikal is also considered one of the cleanest lakes in the world.
The lake ranks seventh in area in the world and first in volume. Dimensions of the lake: length - 636 km, width - 80 km, maximum depth - 1642 m, volume - 23,600 km3.
The origin of the lake is tectonic, its age is more than 25 million years. The fauna of Lake Baikal is one of the most unique in the world; many species are endemic.
No. 6. Lake Tanganyika - 32,893 square kilometers. Central Africa.
Lake Tanganyika is one of the deepest lakes in the world, along with Lake Baikal. The lake lies between 4 countries - the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Burundi.
Dimensions of the lake: length - 676 km, width - 72 km, maximum depth - 1470 m, volume - 18,900 km3. The origin of the lake is tectonic.
Tanganyika lies in Africa's deepest tectonic basin and is part of the Congo River basin, one of the largest rivers in the world.
No. 5. Lake Michigan - 58,016 square kilometers. North America.
Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes. This lake is the largest lake located entirely within the United States. Michigan is the fifth largest in the world and the third largest among the Great Lakes. The volume of the lake is 4918 m3, length - 494 km, width - 190 km, maximum depth - 281 m. The origin of the lake is glacial-tectonic.
No. 4. Lake Huron - 59,596 square kilometers. North America.
Lake Huron is one of the Great Lakes. This lake is located on the territory of two countries: the USA and Canada. Huron is the fourth largest lake in the world. The volume of the lake is 3538 m3, length - 331 km, width - 295 km, maximum depth - 229 m. The origin of the lake is glacial-tectonic.
No. 3. Lake Victoria - 69,485 square kilometers. East Africa.
Lake Victoria is located in Tanzania and Kenya. With the construction of the Owen Falls Dam in 1954, the lake was converted into a reservoir. There are many islands on the lake. Fishing is developed on the lake and there are many ports in three countries. A national park has been established on the island of Rubondo (Tanzania).
Victoria is the third largest lake in the world. The volume of the lake is 2760 m3, length - 320 km, width - 274 km, maximum depth - 80 m. The origin of the lake is tectonic.
The lake was discovered and named in honor of Queen Victoria by British traveler John Henning Speke in 1858.
No. 2. Lake Superior - 82,414 square kilometers. North America.
Lake Superior is the second largest in the world and the largest among the Great Lakes, located on the border of the United States and Canada. The volume of the lake is 12,000 m3, length - 563 km, width - 257 km, maximum depth - 406 m. The origin of the lake is glacial-tectonic.
Etymology of the name. In the Ojibwe language, the lake is called Gichigami, which means “big water.”
No. 1. Caspian Sea - 371,000 square kilometers. Europe Asia.
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth, which is classified as the largest lake or sea due to its size. Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Volume - 78,200 m3, length - 1200 km, width - 435 km, maximum depth - 1025 m. Length coastline The Caspian Sea is approximately 6500 kilometers.
130 rivers flow into the Caspian Sea, the largest of them are the Volga, Terek, Sulak, Ural, Kura, Artek, etc. The Caspian Sea washes the shores of Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Russia, and Azerbaijan.
The origin of the lake is oceanic.
The largest system of freshwater lakes in the USA and Canada is represented by 5 closely interconnected huge reservoirs, which occupy an area of 245 thousand km2 (water volume 23 thousand km3). The lakes are located in a stepwise order from Lake Superior to Lakes Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario, descending to the Atlantic, and interconnected by a network of small rivers and straits.
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Lake Superior is considered the most majestic, deepest, coldest and largest of the Great Lakes of North America. With harsh, almost untouched shores, it amazes with its size - 85 thousand km2 and depth - up to 406 m. Lake Superior is famous for its tough temperament; in stormy weather, the height of its waves can reach 12 meters. Has a particularly inaccessible view north coast, where steep slopes are covered with pine forests and lichens.
The second largest among the Great Lakes of the United States and Canada is Lake Huron. It differs from its fellows in its unusual coastline. The northern part of Huron is rocky, with steep banks, separated from the main part by Manitoulin Island. There are many rocky islets, cliffs and volcanoes in Georgian Bay. In the southern part of the bay the shore is represented sandy beaches. In some places you can see 300-meter-high limestone cliffs, the so-called “Blue Mountains”. The lake covers an area of 59 thousand km2, depth - 228 m.
Lake Michigan will connect to the island. Huron is a wide strait, over which rises the longest bridge in the world (8 km). The outlines of the shores of the reservoir are rectilinear. The northern part is wild and uninhabited. South part coast is densely populated (Chicago). The area of the third largest reservoir of the Great Lakes of North America is 58 thousand km, depth is 281 m.
Lake Erie is surrounded by more picturesque scenery, enlivened by numerous national parks and preserves. Point - Pele Nature Reserve is one of the unique places on the continent, where vast swamps with a peculiar fauna have been preserved. The southeastern and northern shores are flat and sandy. South coast densely populated, there are large industrial cities of the USA: Cleveland, Toledo, Buffalo. The northern Canadian coast is less populated. The full-flowing Niagara River flows from Lake Erie, on which a 48-meter high Niagara Falls. The area of Lake Michigan is 58 thousand km2, maximum depth is 281 m.
Lake Ontario is the most small lake Great Lakes system. Its area is only 19 thousand km2, but it is quite deep (maximum depth 244 m). The banks are low and flat, covered in places with deciduous forest. Pointed rocks are common in the southeast. On the northern Canadian coast are located big cities: Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa. There are many in the region national parks USA and Canada. From the lake flows the St. Lawrence River, which carries the flow from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.
This list of 50 stunningly beautiful lakes will undoubtedly add to your knowledge and broaden your horizons! This is a list of the world's most famous lakes, but some may be unfamiliar to you.
Lake Victoria
69,485 km2 (26,828 sq mi). The largest lake in Africa. It is a border lake, and.
Lake Tanganyika
32,893 km2 (12,700 sq mi). The lake is not only the 6th largest lake in the world, but it is also the second deepest lake in the world at 1,470 m (4,820 ft) and the longest lake in the world at 676 km (420 mi). Lake Tanganyika is divided between four countries - Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Zambia.
Moraine Lake, Canada - Moraine Lake
Lake Pinatubo, Philippines - Lake Pinatubo
Formed only recently (1991) after a monsoon, this crater lake sits atop Mount Pinatubo, an active volcano in the Philippines.
Lake Annette, Canada - Lake Annette
Laguna Colorada, Bolivia - Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
Situated 4,200 meters above sea level in southwestern Bolivia, Laguna Colorada gets its bright red color from pigment deposits and algae beneath its surface. This is an extremely shallow lake with an average depth of 50 cm.
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia /
Located in Croatia, the Plitvice Lakes are actually 16 separate bodies of water, divided into upper and lower basins by natural dams made of moss and algae.
Spotted Lake or Kliluk (Spotted Lake), Canada
In Osoyoos, British Columbia, a 38-acre natural lake that has one of the highest concentrations of minerals in the world.
Dead Sea, Jordan /
The name can be deceiving - in fact, it is the world's deepest hypermineralized lake. It has a salt concentration 8 times greater than the ocean, making it extremely difficult to drown in.
Sheosar Lake, Pakistan
Lake of the Deosai National Park, in the alpine steppe of the Tibetan Plateau.
Riffelsee, Switzerland
Riffelsee is an incredible sight of mirror surface with the Matterhorn mountain in the background.
Peyto Lake, Canada
Peyto Lake is a glacial lake in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Billa Peyto belongs to the category of colored lakes. The lake has a bright turquoise color, due to a large amount of icy mountain flour creeping into the lake.
Lake Solbjornvannet, Norway
Mirror Lake, California - Mirror Lake - a small, seasonal lake near Tenaya Creek Canyon in the US National Park, Yosemite.
New Zealand also has Mirror Lake, which has amazing reflection properties, like a mirror. It is one of the great lakes of Asia: Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan), Wuhua Hai (China), Inle (Myanmar), Biwa (Japan), Tonle Sap (Cambodia) and Lake Toba in Sumatra (Indonesia).
Horseshoe Lake, Canada - Horseshoe Lake
Emerald Lake, Canada - Emerald Lake
Lake Plastiras, Greece - Lake Plastiras - Lake Plastiras, Greece
The artificial lake in Greece holds up to 400 million cubic liters of fresh water and is one of the highest in Europe.
Mystic Lake, Montana - Mystic Lake
The largest lake in Montana's Beartooth Mountains, it offers several world-famous hiking trails and incredible views.
Yamdrok Tso lake, Tibet - Yamdrok Tso Lake
This lake in Tibet has over 72 km of peaks and is surrounded by snow-capped mountains.
Lake Malawi, Tanzania - Lake Malawi / Malawi and Mozambique 30,044 km2 (11,600 sq mi). The lake is divided between Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi. Africa's second deepest lake, this tropical reservoir has more fish species than any other lake on Earth.
Lake Louise, Canada - Lake Louise, Canada
Lake Isabella, Colorado - Lake Isabelle, Colorado
Popular tourist destination, Lake Isabelle has incredible views of the Navajo and Apache peaks.
Crater Lake, Oregon - Crater Lake, Oregon
Barclay Lake, Washington State - Barclay Lake, Washington
Mono Lake, California - Mono Lake
This shallow lake in the Mono County California desert was formed over 760,000 years ago, and has a very similar ecosystem to the Colorada Lagoon.
Ancient underground lake Reed flute, China - Reed Flute Cave. This is a limestone cave in Guangxi, China. More than 180 million years old. Since the 1940s, it has become famous throughout the world due to the colorful caves around the lake.
Lough Ree(Loch RI or Loch Ríbh) is the geographical center of Ireland, the midlands. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the River Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two large lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south. Province of Leinster in County Roscommon the lake is popular for Irish legends about the monster.
Loch Ness(Loch Ness, Scotland) Scotland. Loch Ness (Gaelic: Loch Niche) is the second largest Scottish lake by surface area after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is Scotland's largest lake by volume of water. The deep, freshwater Loch in Scotland lies approximately 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Inverness. The lake is famous for its Loch Ness monster. Also of interest to tourists is Urquhart Castle east of Drumnadrochit, the lighthouses at Lochend (Bona Lighthouse) and Fort Augusta.
Okanagan Lake is a large, deep lake in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km long and 4 - 5 km wide. His interesting feature the legend of the Demon of Lake Ogopogo or Naitaka, and the famous terraces that were formed by the periodic lowering of its predecessor, glacial Lake Penticton. The maximum depth of the lake is 232 m in the area of Grant Island (called "Whiskey Island" or "Seagull Island" by locals)
Lake Labynkyr(Labynkyr Lake), Yakutia
This mystical lake is located near the Pole of Cold in the territory of Oymyakon uluss. Legends say that a monster lives deep in the water. It attacks dogs, deer and even people. History tells how one day a monster destroyed an Even caravan.
Kanas Lake(pinyin: Kanasi Hu) is a crescent-shaped lake in Altai Prefecture, Xinjiang Province, China. The lake is located in a valley in the Altai Mountains, on the border with Mongolia and. The lake was formed 200,000 years ago, during the Quaternary period, as a result of glacier movement. The Kanas River, flowing from the lake, merges with the Hemu River, forming the Burkin River, which itself is a tributary of the Irtysh River. Ethnic Tuvans and Kazakhs live in the Kanas Valley.
Lake Kok-Kol(Kok-Kol lake) Mysterious lake in Zhambyl region, Kazakhstan. From time to time, the mysterious lake makes some strange sounds, and sometimes you can see signs of ripples, as if a huge creature is drifting inside the lake. Locals They believe that the lake is bottomless. Indeed, when hydrographers measured its depth, they could not find the bottom. But, they found many channels. This explains the constant water level, despite the fact that nothing flows from or flows into the lake.
Aral Sea(Kazakh: Aral Tenizi; Mongolian: Aral tengis; Tajik: Bakhri Aral; Persian: دریای خوارزم Daryâ- you Khârazm) was a closed lake between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south. The name roughly translates to “sea of islands” (more than 1,100 islands were scattered across its waters). The catchment covers parts of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world, with an area of 68,000 km 2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since 1960 after the rivers that fed the lake were redirected through Soviet irrigation projects. The drying up of the Aral Sea has been called "one of the worst environmental disasters on the planet"
Lake Storshen(Swedish pronunciation: Storsjön, lit. "Great Lake") is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, located in the province of Jämtland (Jämtland). The Indalsälven river flows from Storsjön and the lake contains main island Frosson. The city of Östersund is located on its eastern bank, opposite Frösön. Storsjön is considered the birthplace of sea creatures Storsjöodjuret.
Lake Champlain— Lake Champlain lies directly on Burlington, the border between the United States and Canada. At the northern tip is the historically interesting Fort Ticonderoga. Lake Champlain offers cruises and ferries to Vermont and New York.
Lake Natron is a salt and soda lake in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. The lake is located near the Kenyan border in the Eastern Rift Branch of the East African Wetlands of International Importance. Lake Natron is a basin of the Ramsar Valley, fed mainly by central Kenya's rivers and hot springs. The unusual color of the water is created by cyanobacteria. Due to high evaporation, salt-loving microorganisms begin to flourish.
Lake Tahoe, North America's largest alpine lake known for its cobalt blue waters and surrounding snow-capped peaks. Lake Tahoe is the state border between the states of California and Nevada, and popular resort Sierra Nevada.
Lake Lucerne— among the most beautiful lakes in Switzerland, it stands out for its amazing panorama of the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, such as the Eiger and Jungfrau. The lake is lined with vintage steamboats that have been sailing here since the 1800s. In spring, the Lake Lucerne basin is fed by Mineralbad streams from the top of Mount Rigi.
Pigeon Lake(Dove Lake) in Tasmania, Australia. Serene Dove Lake - Landmark national park near Cradle Mountain. This lake is the home of the legendary Tasmanian Devil.
Lake Como, Italy - just 45 minutes from vibrant Milan. Lake Como is one of the favorite vacation spots of the rich and famous.
Lake Bled- one of the most charming attractions of the Old Continent. Lake Bled of the Julian Alps (Slovenian: Bled, German: Veldes) is located in Slovenia, near the borders with Italy and Austria.
Lake Synevyr- the largest and most famous lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The lake is located in the Gorgany mountain range, in the upper reaches of the Terebly River. The lake has its own a beautiful legend about lovers.
The list of the most famous lakes in the world can rightfully include the unnamed:
- Lake Ohrid of the Balkan Mountains (located between the Republic of Macedonia and Albania)
- Lake Saimaa (Finland)
- Ladoga/Onega/Chudskoye (Russia)
- Balaton (Hungary)
- Annecy (France)
- Garda / Iseo (Italy)
- Wastwater (England)
- Sogne (Norway)
- Killarney (Ireland)
- Hallstattersee (Austria)
- Königsee / Obersi (Germany)
- Jökulsádlón (Iceland)
- Laguna Verde (Bolivia)
- Lençóis Maranhenses (Brazil)
- Nakuru (Kenya)
- Tekapo (New Zealand)
- Lagunas Altiplánicas (Chile)
- Laguna Bacalar (Mexico) and many others.
The interactive map of lakes in the Russian Federation shows lakes whose descriptions are in our catalog of lakes in Russia.
On the territory of the Russian Federation there are more than 2 million lakes, the total area of which is more than 350 thousand square kilometers (not taking into account the Caspian Sea-lake). The amount of lake water reserves is 26 thousand square kilometers. The main part of the lakes is of glacial origin. The largest lakes in the European part of the Russian Federation (mainly located in the northwestern part) are Ladoga (area - 17,680 square kilometers), Onega (area - 9,720 square kilometers), Chudsko-Pskovskoye (area - 3,550 square kilometers), Ilmen (area - 1000 square kilometers), as well as Vygozero, Topozero and other lakes of Karelia. The largest lake in Siberia and Russia is Baikal - the deepest lake in the whole world. It is in Baikal that 85 percent of the lake water in all of Russia and 22 percent of the fresh water reserves of the whole world are concentrated. The length of Baikal is 636 kilometers with an average width of 48 kilometers, with a total area of 31.7 thousand square kilometers and a maximum depth of 1620 meters. At the same time, most of the lakes located on the territory of Russia are classified as small - a huge number of lakes are located in the northwestern part of the European part of the Russian Federation and on the territory of the West Siberian Plain. Among all the lakes, fresh lakes predominate, but there are also salty ones, the largest of which is Lake Chany, which is located in the southwestern part of Siberia.
It is worth noting that only on our website is there interactive map all lakes that are located on the territory of the Russian Federation with the corresponding coordinates, descriptions, characteristic features and much more. It is no secret that you can easily find many different maps on the Internet. However, all these maps are purely regional in nature. When working with our map, you can select the desired region. We have the ability to zoom and search on the map for the desired lake. This mainly helps to find out the exact location of a particular object and study the road leading to it. All lakes on the map are indicated by special icons, by hovering over them you can see a picture of the lake. This is also a distinctive feature of our map from others. It should be noted that our map also helps beginners who want to go on vacation or fishing for the first time to a particular body of water - the road is well marked, especially on a large scale. Happy fishing on the lakes of Russia!
