Meet the LARGEST Lake to have ever Existed

[@jichaelmorgan3796]

I feel like I've randomly discovered a gem

[@ABC-yt1nq]

The numbers around 2:13 showing volume of this lake vs all lakes is completely wrong - the claim is 181 cubic kilometres of all lakes, 1800 cubic kilometres for Parathethys. The volume of the current Great Lakes is 22,700 km. With a claimed surface area of 2.8 million square kilometres, this lake would need to be about half a meter in depth to have a volume of only 1800 cubic kilometres.

[@bendixholt]

You are right, both numbers ("All lakes" and "Paratethys") are missing 3 Zeros. The ratio remains the same however

[@JasonMomos]

Nice video mate!

[@jichaelmorgan3796]

How long did it take to drain? How salty was it compared to other lakes and tge ocean

[@louise_rose]

Another hypothesis about the re-filling of the Mediterranean around five million years ago is that it was done by huge waterfalls cutting across what is now the Strait of Gibraltar (the "threshold" having seen tectonic uplift and then sinking lower again).

[@navneetshyam1335]

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[@kurdalex]

2:24. In fact, Europe is on the left side, Africa is on the right side

[@amyiyen]

Good catch. You can see Gibraltar on the left side.

[@HellsCanyonHermit]

Great flood explained. Thanks

[@SkySalt]

Now I like this stuff

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

That's even bigger than my back yard.

[@Picasso_305]

I never knew this. I see how it dried as the Straits of Giblater closed off due to plate tetonics then Medeterrian dried up and the Medeterrian in an attempt to stay alive being a lower elevation sucked the water out of the sea.

[@veronicalogotheti1162]

Thank you

[@Blaz_-te2ku]

Screw you for not mentioning Croatia there. Velebit mountain in Croatia is where you showed it closed.

[@suhnih4076]

Bruh

[@hurricane-animations]

Sea ✔ Lake ❌

[@StefanWestermann-ri6fn]

nette märchen

[@tranvasily8139]

Hey, all lake 1800 km3 is wrong. Just Baikal has 20k km3 of water