Which of the following is given as an example of a crater lake?

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ALake Baikal

BLake Tanganyika

CLake Kounsaranag in Kashmir

DNorth American lakes

Answer:

Some are formed in crater depression of extinct volcanoes and are called Crater lakes.
Eg: Lake Kounsaranag in Kashmir
Most lakes of North America originated due to glacial erosions and deposition.
Lakes are not evenly distributed on the earth but are grouped in certain regions are called - Lake Districts

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