Consider the following water bodies:

1. Lake Tanganyika
2. Lake Tonlé Sap
3. Patos Lagoon

Through how many of them does the equator pass?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. All the three
4. None

Explanation

Lake Tanganyika is incorrect

• Lake Tanganyika is the second-largest freshwater lake by volume (Lake Baikal in Russia is the largest).
• It is the largest among the Albertine Rift Lakes. It is also the world’s longest freshwater lake and the second deepest lake (Lake Baikal is the deepest). The lake is shared between Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, and Zambia. Geographically, it is entirely south of the Equator.

Lake Tonlé Sap is incorrect

• Tonlé Sap is a natural floodplain lake in central Cambodia. During the dry season, it drains southeast via the Tonlé Sap River into the Mekong River. It is the most extensive freshwater lake in South-East Asia.
• It lies entirely north of the equator.

Patos Lagoon is incorrect

• Lagoa dos Patos is a coastal lagoon located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It is located far south of the Equator.

Answer: (d) None; Difficulty Level: Hard