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This category contains lakes of South America. Most, if not all, entries should be sub-categorized appropriately. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakes of South America .
Lake Titicaca (/ t ɪ t ɪ ˈ k ɑː k ə /; [4] Spanish: Lago Titicaca [ˈlaɣo titiˈkaka]; Quechua: Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of ...
Highest navigable lake in the world. Greatest mountain lake too. Largest lake in South America. 19: Nicaragua Nicaragua: Fresh 8,264 km 2 3,191 sq mi 177 km 110 mi 26 m 85 ft 110 km 3 26 cu mi Largest lake in Central America. Contains fresh water sharks. 20: Athabasca Canada: Fresh 7,850 km 2 3,030 sq mi 335 km 208 mi 124 m 407 ft 204 km 3 49 cu mi
Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km 2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America, [2] the 19th largest lake in the world (by area) and the tenth largest in the Americas, slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca. With an elevation of 32.7 metres (107 ft) above sea level, the lake reaches a depth of 26 metres (85 ft).
The main crops on the south bank of the lake are bananas, peanuts, cocoa, coconut, sugar cane and coffee, the western shore of the lake developed dairy industry. [ 5 ] [ 16 ] Lake Maracaibo and the Catatumbo River are the main traffic lines for the transportation of commodities in the nearby area, [ 8 ] [ 12 ] and the city of Maracaibo is the ...
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.
Category: Lakes of South America by country. 8 languages. ... Reservoirs in South America by country (4 C) A. Lakes of Argentina (3 C, 22 P) B. Lakes of Bolivia (1 C ...
This list contains all lakes whose maximum depth is reliably known to exceed 400 metres (1,300 ft) Geologically, the Caspian Sea, like the Black and Mediterranean seas, is a remnant of the ancient Tethys Ocean.