Prelims · 3 Physical & World Geography · 3.9 World regional geography: features, resources and places

3.9.2 Lakes, waterfalls and inland seas of the world

The Caspian is the largest lake, Superior the largest freshwater lake by area, Baikal the deepest and oldest, Victoria the largest in Africa, and Angel Falls the highest waterfall; most asked lakes were formed by rifting, glaciers or inland drainage.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
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Key terms

  • Caspian Sea
  • Lake Superior
  • Lake Baikal
  • Lake Victoria
  • Lake Tanganyika
  • Lake Titicaca
  • Dead Sea
  • Aral Sea
  • Great Lakes
  • Angel Falls
  • Victoria Falls
  • Iguazu
  • Niagara
  • Uyuni salt flat
  • rift valley lakes
  • inland seas
  • Kolleru
  • Pulicat

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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