Lake Tahoe – California

Lake Tahoe – California

Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada range of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the USA’s second-deepest (the deepest is Crater Lake in Oregon)

Lake Tekapo – Canterbury, New Zealand

Lake Tekapo – Canterbury, New Zealand

Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau). It covers an area of 83 square kilometres, and is at an altitude of 2,300 ft above sea level. The lake is fed at its northern end by the braided Godley River

Pangong Lake – Leh, Ladakh

Pangong Lake – Leh, Ladakh

Pangong Tso is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m (14,270 ft). It is 134 km (83 mi) long and extends from India to China. 60% of the length of the lake lies in China. The lake is 5 km (3.1 mi) wide at its broadest point. Pangong Tso is geographically situated in a disputed territory, claimed both by India and China.

Jokulsarlon Glacial Lakes – Iceland

Jokulsarlon Glacial Lakes – Iceland

Jökulsárlón is the best known and the largest of a number of glacial lakes in Iceland. It is situated between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn. Appearing first only in 1934-1935, the lake grew from 7.9 km² in 1975 to at least 18 km² today because of heavy melting of the Icelandic glaciers. Approaching a depth of 200 m, Jökulsárlón is now probably the second deepest lake in Iceland.

Dhom Lake/ Dam – Wai

Dhom Lake/ Dam – Wai

Wai is a town in Satara District in Maharashtra, India. Wai is known in Maharashtra for its ghats on the banks of the Krishna river and its temples, including especially the Dholya Ganapati temple on the Ganapati Ghat. Wai is located approximately 65 km south of the city of Pune. It is surrounded by the mountainous region of the Sahyadris and it falls under rain shadow area.