Oddly-Shaped Lakes in the World

16 Nov,2023

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The most mineralized lake in the world, Spotted Lake Khiluk is made up of 365 separate pools arranged in a mosaic-like pattern.

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Spotted Lake

Buried under nearly 2.5 miles (4 km) of ice, Lake Vostok is the largest known subglacial lake.

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Lake Vostok

A fumarole, or hole in the planet's crust, that lets out gas and steam and is hot enough to boil water.

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Boiling Lake

A shallow saltwater lake with large borax deposits that create miniature white islands along the water's surface.

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Laguna Colorada

One of the largest and deepest hypersaline lakes in the world

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Dead Sea

Has almost dried up since 1960.

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Aral Sea

Considered one of the most radioactive bodies of water on Earth

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Lake Karachay

Also known as Lac Rose, Lake Retba is named for its rosy-pink hue

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Lake Retba

Formed after its eruption around 75,000 years ago

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Lake Toba