The incredible freshwater lake that’s the ‘world’s highest’ at 12,500 feet

Emily Wright - Express - 15/03
This breathtaking freshwater lake has a surface elevation of an incredible 12,500 feet and is often dubbed the highest navigable lake in the world.

This incredible freshwater lake not only boasts some of the most breathtaking natural scenery in the world, but it has also earned some impressive world records. Lake Titicaca is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains, on the border of Bolivia and Peru.

With a surface elevation of 12,507 feet (3,812 metres), it is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. What’s more, it is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of water volume and surface area. It is found at ...
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