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Asian lakes vary greatly in terms of size and origin. One of Asia's lakes is the deepest lake in the world and another has been around since the last Ice Age.
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Peipus, Lake, a lake in northeastern Europe. It is divided between Estonia and Russia. See more »
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Lake Balkhash
Balkhash, or Balqash, Lake, a lake in Kazakhstan. It is in the southeastern part of the country, about 100 miles (160 km) west of the Chinese border and 600 miles (965 km) east of the Aral Sea.
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Baykal (or Baikal), Lake, a lake in Russia, situated in mountainous south-central Siberia near the Mongolian border.
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Ladoga, Lake, the largest lake in Europe. Before 1940 Lake Ladoga was divided between Finland and the Soviet Union; it now lies entirely within Russia.
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Onega, Lake, a lake in Russia, about 180 miles (290 km) northeast of St. Petersburg.
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Peipus, Lake, a lake in northeastern Europe. It is divided between Estonia and Russia.
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Tonle Sap, a lake in central Cambodia, drained by the Tonle Sap River. During the rainy season the lake receives water from many streams, mainly the flooding Mekong River, and greatly increases in size, inundating surrounding areas.
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Tungting Lake, also Dongting Hu and Dangting Hu, a lake in Hunan province, China, just south of the Yangtze River.
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