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===Welcome to Hannah A.'s and Grant C.'s Lakes and Ponds Home Page!! Explore and learn all about Lakes and Ponds!! === Lake Victoria is located in Kenya, Africa. It is also located right on the Equator. So the top of the water is __Very__ warm. Lake Victoria is the biggest lake in Africa. Lake Victoria occupies an area of approximately 26,800 square miles. The lake is between the Western and Eastern Rift Valleys along the great plateau. It is 3,720 feet above sea level and reaches a depth of 270 feet. Lake Victoria's climate. The lake only gets 3 seasons, Summer, Spring, Fall. It is too warm to have Winter. Lake Victoria gets an average of 200 cm. of precipitation a year. An average temerature of 23.6 Degrees Celsius each season. Here some pictures of each season Lake Baikal is located in Buryatia, Russia. It is __Far__ away from the Equator that means that the top of the water is __Very__ cold. Lake Baikal is 744.4 m. in depth. The lake is 1,642 m. wide. Having the typical long crescent shape with a surface area of 12,248 sq mi, less than Lake Superior or Lake Victoria. Lake Baikal's climate. This lake gets all 4 seasons, Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall.The lake gets an average of 50 cm. of precipitation a year. An average of 4 Degrees Celsius in Winter and in Summer gets 23 Degrees Celsius. Here are some pictures of each season.

Now the Variations between Lake Baikal and Lake Victoria. Lake Victoria is __Much__ more warmer. Lake Baikal is __Much__ more colder. Ther is a big difference in the average precipitation. Lake Victoria only gets 3 seasons and Lake Baikal get all 4 seasons.

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