Which is the largest reservoir of fresh water in the world?

Correct option is C

Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, Russia, is the largest reservoir of freshwater by volume in the world. It holds about 23,600 cubic kilometers (5,662 cubic miles) of freshwater, which accounts for about 20% of the world’s unfrozen surface freshwater. It is also the deepest lake in the world, with a maximum depth of 1,642 meters (5,387 feet).

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Caspian Sea (Incorrect):

• It is the largest enclosed inland water body, but it contains saltwater, not freshwater.

Lake Tanganyika (Incorrect):

• Located in Africa, it is the second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second-deepest after Lake Baikal.
• It contains around 18,900 cubic kilometers of water but is still smaller than Baikal.

Lake Konstanz (Incorrect):

• Located in Europe, bordering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, it is relatively small in volume compared to the other lakes mentioned.