The biggest freshwater lake on Earth is Lake Superior in North America. It covers 82,350 square kilometres. That’s almost as big as Austria. Lake Superior is one of five huge lakes called the Great Lakes.
Amazing! The Dead Sea in the Middle East is so salty; you can float on the surface. No fish can live in it.
Is it true? There’s a monster in Loch Ness.
Maybe. Some people say Nessie is a type of prehistoric reptile that lives in the lake. Others say this is nonsense. What do you think?
Where is the highest lake?
Lake Titicaca in South America is the highest lake on which boats can sail. It’s 3,810 metres up in the Andes Mountains. People who live around the lake build boats from lake reeds.
How are lakes made?
Some lakes formed long ago, in hollows scraped out by ice. These filled with water as the ice melted. Some lakes form in the tops of volcanoes or when a river cuts through a bend.
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