Famous lakes around the world?

You may have heard of most of these lakes, or some of them, but do you know in which country around the world you would find them? In this quiz there are 20 questions, and we think that 14/20 would be a good result. Good luck.

Located near Cradle Mountain, in which country would you find Dove Lake?

1. South Africa
2. New Zealand
3. Australia

Located in the southwest, in which country would you find the Lakes of Killarney?

1. France
2. England
3. Ireland

Located on the West Coast, in which country would you find Lake Tahoe?

1. United States of America
2. Canada
3. France

Located on a popular tourist island, in which country would you find Lake Bratan?

1. Indonesia
2. United States of America
3. Fiji

Located in south east asia, in which country would you find Lake Kawaguchi?

1. South Korea
2. Japan
3. Taiwan

Located in Central America, in which country would you find Lake Atitlan?

1. Nicaragua
2. Guatemala
3. Mexico

Located in the Alberta provence, in which country would you find Maligne Lake?

1. Greenland
2. United States of America
3. Canada

Located near Udaipur, in which country would you find Lake Pichola?

1. Pakistan
2. India
3. Italy

Located in Patagonia, in which country would you find Pehoe Lake?

1. Brazil
2. Chile
3. Argentina

Located in the UK, in which country would you find Loch Duich?

1. Wales
2. England
3. Scotland

Located in the Rift Valley, in which country would you find Lake Nakuru?

1. Zambia
2. Kenya
3. South Africa

Located in South America, in which country would you find Lake Titicaca?

1. Peru
2. Brazil
3. Bolivia

Couldn't decide which answer to enter?

Lake Titicaca (it means “gray puma” in the native Quechua language) is an enormously beautiful body of water with a shoreline divided between South American neighbors Peru and Bolivia, so both are correct.

Located in the Otago region, in which country would you find Lake Wakatipu?

1. New Zealand
2. Fiji
3. Papua New Guinea

Located near Lucerne, in which country would you find Lake Lucerne?

1. Czech Republic
2. Switzerland
3. Austria

Located in the Lombardy reigon, in which country would you find Lake Como?

1. Italy
2. Switzerland
3. France

Located in the middle east, in which country would you find the Dead Sea?

1. Israel
2. Jordan
3. Palestine

They are all correct

The Dead Sea is not actually a sea but a salt lake, which is a type of lake which has a higher concentration of salt and minerals than any ordinary lakes in the world. The lake borders with Jordan, Israel and Palestine, meaning all three are correct.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, in which country would you find Plitvice Lakes?

1. Montenegro
2. Croatia
3. Slovenia

Also known as Pink Lake, in which country would you find Lake Hillier?

1. United States of America
2. South Africa
3. Australia

Located near Hangzhou, in which country would you find West Lake?

1. South Korea
2. China
3. Japan

Located near Keswick, in which country would you find Derwentwater?

1. Scotland
2. Ireland
3. England

All 20 questions completed!


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