When someone says the word “lake” what comes to mind? Maybe it’s the small pond behind your childhood home, or maybe even the Lochness Monster. Whatever you think of though, this list of 25 stunningly beautiful lakes from around the world is sure to expand your mental conceptions of natural beauty and make you want to buy a plane ticket right now!
The highest commercially navigable lake in the world is located on the border of Peru and Bolivia at 3,811 meters. It is widely known for its artificial floating islands constructed and inhabited by the Uros people.Formed only recently (in 1991) after a monsoon, this crater lake is found at the top of Mt Pinatubo, an active volcano in the Philippines.Located at 4,200 meters above sea level in southwest Bolivia, the Laguna Colorada gets its bright red color from the sediments and pigmented algae beneath its surface. It’s also extremely shallow with an average depth of 50 cm.A popular hiking destination in the Indian Peaks of Colorado, Lake Isabelle offers incredible views of the Navajo and Apache peaks.
This limestone cave in Guangxi, China is over 180 million years old. Rediscovered in the 1940′s it has become famous the world over for the multicolored lake it houses.Image Source
This artificial lake in Greece holds up to 400 million cubic liters of fresh water and is one of the highest in Europe.
The largest lake in the Beartooth Mountains of Montana offers some world renowned hiking trails and incredible views.
This lake in Tibet is over 72 km long end to end and is surrounded by snow capped mountains.
As the second deepest lake in Africa, this tropical reservoir is home to more species of fish than any other body of fresh water in the world.This shallow desert lake in Mono County California was formed over 760,000 years ago and has a very similar ecosystem to that of Laguna Colorada (#21).
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Lake tilicho nepal worlds highest altitude lake ssaid to b shaped like a tigers paw never been there but nepali people call it the tigers paw lake