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    Five Flower Lake in China has colorful mineral deposits that have formed blocks of different colors at the bottom, giving it the name "Five Flower Lake". Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest and oldest lake in the world, containing 20% of the world's freshwater. The Aral Lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has shrunk dramatically since the 1960s when irrigation for cotton farming diverted its feeding rivers, causing environmental damage. Boiling Lake in Dominica is filled with steaming, bubbling water that varies in level due to underwater explosions, with temperatures around the lake rising as high as 93 degrees Celsius.

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    Five Flower Lake in China has colorful mineral deposits that have formed blocks of different colors at the bottom, giving it the name "Five Flower Lake". Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest and oldest lake in the world, containing 20% of the world's freshwater. The Aral Lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has shrunk dramatically since the 1960s when irrigation for cotton farming diverted its feeding rivers, causing environmental damage. Boiling Lake in Dominica is filled with steaming, bubbling water that varies in level due to underwater explosions, with temperatures around the lake rising as high as 93 degrees Celsius.

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    Five Flower Lake in China has colorful mineral deposits that have formed blocks of different colors at the bottom, giving it the name "Five Flower Lake". Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest and oldest lake in the world, containing 20% of the world's freshwater. The Aral Lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has shrunk dramatically since the 1960s when irrigation for cotton farming diverted its feeding rivers, causing environmental damage. Boiling Lake in Dominica is filled with steaming, bubbling water that varies in level due to underwater explosions, with temperatures around the lake rising as high as 93 degrees Celsius.

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    Five Flower Lake in China has colorful mineral deposits that have formed blocks of different colors at the bottom, giving it the name "Five Flower Lake". Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest and oldest lake in the world, containing 20% of the world's freshwater. The Aral Lake between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has shrunk dramatically since the 1960s when irrigation for cotton farming diverted its feeding rivers, causing environmental damage. Boiling Lake in Dominica is filled with steaming, bubbling water that varies in level due to underwater explosions, with temperatures around the lake rising as high as 93 degrees Celsius.

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    INTERESTING LAKES AROUND THE WORLD

    Five Flower Lake:


    Five Flower lake is such a beautiful lake which
    locates in China’s Jiuzhaigu National Park. It
    covers an area of 90.000 square meters and an
    average water depth of 5 meters with a
    beautiful landscape. Why is it called Five Flower
    Lake? Because of the travertines on the lake
    floor, various colorful minerals and the
    difference of fossilized plants, they all have
    formed many colorful color blocks in the
    bottom of the lake, such as royal blue, emerald
    green, orange yellow and light red, so as flowers represent colors, it is called Five Flower
    Lake.

    Lake Baikal:

    Lake Baikal is the deepest and oldest lake in the


    world, and the largest freshwater lake by
    volume. It's not the biggest lake in the world in
    size because the biggest lake is the salty
    Caspian Sea but when we compare them in
    volume, Lake Baikal takes the lead. Lake Baikal
    locates in Russia. Origins of the word ‘Baikal’
    comes from Turkish tribes who live around the
    lake and it means ‘big lake/sea’. The lake holds
    20 percent of drinkable water in the world. And
    its famous for its crystal-clear waters and
    unique wildlife. The lake is under threat by pollution and illegal hunting. In 1996 UNESCO
    declared Lake Baikal a World Heritage Site.

    Aral Lake:

    Aral Lake takes place between Kazakhstan and


    Uzbekistan. It was once the 4th largest lake in
    the world with an area of 68.000 km square.
    Most interesting but sad fact about this lake is
    that, the lake has been drying up since 1960’s
    when companies have started cotton farming
    near the rivers that feed the lake. As a result of
    cotton farming rivers have dried up so the lake
    has started to get smaller in size day by day and
    has lost 90 percent of its original amount of
    water. Eventually at 2003 the lake separated in
    to 2 parts: West and East Aral Lake. History of Aral Lake, previously called Aral Sea, shows us
    how human actions may deeply harm nature.

    Boiling Lake:

    Boiling lake locates in Morne Trois Pitons


    National Park on the island of Dominica. The
    lake is filled with bubbling grayish blue water
    surrounded by a cloud of steam. Lake’s water
    level changed over time due to the explosions
    under water. In 2005, water level decreased
    about 33 feet but it fully filled by rain and its
    streams in a short time. Sad news for the
    nature lovers, there is no direct road to the
    lake, it is about 13km return hike to the lake from the nearest road. Even if you dare to hike,
    it is impossible to get closer due to the heat. Temperature of the lake area can rise up to 93
    Celsius degree.

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