Lake Superior

Lake in North America

Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America. The lake is shared by the Canadian province of Ontario to the north, the US state of Minnesota to the west, and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south. Wikipedia

Area: 82,103 km²

Mean depth: 147 m

Length: 563 km

Volume: 12,100 km³

Surface elevation: 180 m

Fish: Burbot, Walleye, Northern pike, Trout, Muskellunge, more

Islands: Isle Royale

Lake Victoria

Lake in Africa

Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke, the first Briton to document it. Wikipedia

Area: 68,800 km²

Surface elevation: 1,134 m

Inflow source: Kagera River

Outflow location: White Nile

Fish: Nile perch, Nile tilapia

Islands: Ssese Islands

Lake Baikal

Lake in Russia

Lake Baikal is an ancient, massive lake in the mountainous Russian region of Siberia, north of the Mongolian border. Considered the deepest lake in the world, it’s circled by a network of hiking paths called the Great Baikal Trail. The village of Listvyanka, on its western shoreline, is a popular starting point for summertime wildlife-spotting tours, plus wintertime ice-skating and dog sledding.

Area: 31,722 km²

Mean depth: 744 m

Length: 636 km

Fish: Omul, Arctic grayling, Baikal sturgeon

Cities: Irkutsk

Islands: Olkhon Island

Great Bear Lake

Lake in Canada

The Great Bear Lake is the largest lake entirely in Canada, the fourth largest in North America, and the eighth largest in the world. Wikipedia

Area: 31,153 km²

Surface elevation: 156 m

Mean depth: 72 m

Volume: 2,236 km³

Fish: Trout, Arctic char, Lake whitefish, Lake trout, Arctic grayling

Cities: Deline

 

Igarka

Town in Russia

Igarka is a town in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located 163 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 6,183 ; 8,627 ; 18,820 ; 16,000. Wikipedia

Weather: -21°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 83% Humidity

Local time: Monday 2:31 PM

Number of airports: 1

Rotterdam

City in the Netherlands

Rotterdam is a major port city in the Netherlands' province of South Holland. The Maritime Museum's vintage ships and exhibits trace the city's seafaring history. The 17th-century Delfshaven neighborhood is home to canalside shopping and the Pilgrim Fathers Church, where pilgrims worshiped before sailing to America. After being almost completely reconstructed following WWII, the city is now known for its bold, modern architecture.

Montevideo

Capital of Uruguay

Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital, is a major city along Montevideo Bay. It revolves around the Plaza de la Independencia, once home to a Spanish citadel. This plaza leads to Ciudad Vieja (the old town), with art deco buildings, colonial homes and landmarks including the towering Palacio Salvo and neoclassical performance hall Solís Theatre. Mercado del Puerto is an old port market filled with many steakhouses.