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What is the deepest lake in the world?

Lake Baikal holds approximately 19 percent of the planet's unfrozen fresh water, making it not just deep but extraordinarily vast.

On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on Weekend Edition
Published 7:54 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by Wikipedia: “What is the deepest lake in the world?”
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:54 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGeography. What is the deepest lake in the world? A, Lake Baikal. B, Lake Superior. C, Lake Victoria. D, Lake Titicaca.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, I love a lake! I once lost a flip-flop in one, and it never came back up.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, play along. Ten seconds, starting now.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, deepest means the most room underneath. Lake Victoria is basically a puddle compared to Baikal—I bet you could skip a stone across it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlmost sure.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd if the wheel fits, the funnel cake stand fits! That's a whole fairground! Final answer, C, Lake Victoria!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe answer is A, Lake Baikal. Per Wikipedia, it holds around nineteen percent of the planet's unfrozen fresh water.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNineteen percent! So the funnel cake stand is in Baikal? Did it at least stay crispy?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty-eight years at this desk, and I have never wanted funnel cake so badly after someone got a question wrong.