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The Largest Lakes In The World

This list below includes both freshwater and saltwater lakes. Some important points to note:
# There is a particular argument ongoing as to whether the Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the World, or the smallest sea.
# Lake Maracaibo is often considered a bay, but it is almost fully enclosed by land.
# If counted separately, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan would be the third and fourth largest lakes in the World, and Lake Superior would be second, and would assume the mantle of the World's largest freshwater lake from Michigan-Huron.
# Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial lake in the World, being completely covered by the Antarctic ice sheet
# Lake Titicaca is the largest mountain lake in the World.
# If it were a natural lake, Lake Volta (8,503 sq km / 3,283 sq miles) would be at number 18 in the chart below. Situated in Ghana, it is currently the World's largest reservoir, by total surface area.
# The only saltwater lakes included on the list below, are Lake Balkhash, the Caspian Sea and Lake Maracaibo.

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1 Caspian Sea Asia Azerbaijan /
Iran /
Kazakhstan /
Russia /
Turkmenistan
78,200 km3 /
18,800 cubic miles
371,000 sq km /
143,000 sq miles
The Caspian Sea
2 Michigan-Huron North America Canada /
United States
8,458 km3 /
2,029 cubic miles
117,702 sq km /
45,445 sq miles
Lake Michigan-Huron
3 Superior North America Canada /
United States
12,100 km3 /
2,900 cubic miles
82,414 sq km /
31,820 sq miles
Lake Superior
4 Victoria Africa Kenya /
Tanzania /
Uganda
2,750  km3 /
660 cubic miles
69,485 sq km /
26,828  sq miles
Lake Victoria
5 Tanganyika Africa Burundi /
DR Congo /
Tanzania /
Zambia
18,900 km3 /
4,500 cubic miles
32,893 sq km /
12,700 sq miles
Lake Tanganyika
6 Baikal Asia Russia 23,600 km3 /
5,700 cubic miles
31,500 sq km /
12,200 sq miles
Lake Baikal
7 Great Bear North America Canada 2,236 km3 /
536 cubic miles
31,080 sq km /
12,000 sq miles
Great Bear Lake
8 Malawi / Nyasa Africa Malawi /
Mozambique /
Tanzania
8,400 km3 /
2,000 cubic miles
30,044 sq km /
11,600 sq miles
Lake Malawi
9 Great Slave North America Canada 2,090 km3 /
500 cubic miles
28,930 sq km /
11,170 sq miles
Great Slave Lake
10 Erie North America Canada /
United States
489 km3 /
117 cubic miles
25,719 sq km /
9,930 sq miles
Lake Erie
11 Winnipeg North America Canada 283 km3 /
68 cubic miles
23,553 sq km /
9,094 sq miles
Lake Winnipeg
12 Ontario North America Canada /
United States
1,639 km3 /
393 cubic miles
19,477 sq km /
7,520 sq miles
Lake Ontario
13 Balkhash Asia Kazakhstan 106 km3 /
25 cubic miles
18,428 sq km /
7,115 sq miles
Lake Balkhash
14 Ladoga Europe Russia 908 km3 /
218 cubic miles
18,130 sq km /
7,000 sq miles
Lake Ladoga
15 Vostok Antarctica Situated in
Antarctic
territory which
is claimed
by Australia
16,000-54,000 km3 /
380-1,300 cubic miles
000000000001569015,690 sq km /
6,060 sq miles
Lake Vostok
16 Maracaibo South America Venezuela 280 km3 /
67 cubic miles
13,300 sq km /
5,100 sq miles
Lake Maracaibo
17 Onega Europe Russia 280 km3 /
67 cubic miles
9,891 sq km /
3,819 sq miles
Lake Onega
18 Titicaca South America Bolivia /
Peru
893 km3 /
214 cubic miles
8,135 sq km /
3,141 sq miles
Lake Titicaca
19 Nicaragua North America Nicaragua 108 km3 /
26 cubic miles
8,001 sq km /
3,089 sq miles
Lake Nicaragua
20 Athabasca North America Canada 204 km3 /
49 cubic miles
7,920 sq km /
3,060 sq miles
Lake Athabasca
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Lake Images Info
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