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Which lake holds the greatest amount of water in the world?

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The Caspian Sea?

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I LOVE that thumb!
But take heart- all your other answers today are correct. I will get to them later.

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Lake Baikal

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Got it, Georgia. Lake Baikal in southern SIberia holds 20% of all the fresh water held in lakes and rivers in the world. Lake Superior, which holds more than the other great lakes combined, holds 10%. I don't have a figure for the Caspian Sea, but it has lost a great deal of its former size. Older shoreline docks are now miles inland.

http://gov.buryatia.ru:8081/obur/baikal/
http://www.tahoebaikal.org/lakeinfo/

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Here's some data for you DG. According to Morphometric Data, Lake Baikal has a total volume of 23,615,390 km3
and according to World Lake Profile the Caspian Sea has a total volume of 78,200 km3.

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Thanks, Georgia.

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